bag of bones
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bag of bones
noun bags of bones
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A skinny, malnourished person or animal.
Bradly came out from hiding with a dyspeptic grunt, too depressed by ignominy to send a curse after the old woman. That old bag of bones to bring down cataclysm on him! That old thing the nemesis of an inspired aspiration!
Similar: rickle o' banes
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noun a skinny person
| 日本語 | 痩せっぽち yaseppochi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 骨瘦如柴 gǔshòurúchái |
| Français | sac d'os, paquet d'os |
| Deutsch | Haut und Knochen |
| Русский | ко́жа да ко́сти kóža da kósti, мешо́к с костя́ми mešók s kostjámi, живы́е мо́щи živýje móšči, Коще́й бессме́ртный Koščéj bessmértnyj |
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title = {bag of bones},
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year = {2026},
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