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Meanings of old bones in English

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Usage of old bones in English
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The problem is that old bones really do look just like rocks.
The Girl I Used to Be
2
The truth is, she ached in every one of her old bones.
Old Granny Fox
3
I'm surprised your old bones made it all the way from Poitiers.
Dangerous Women
4
It does my old bones good to watch a gladiator get whacked.
The darkness before the dawn
5
Heard you also found some old bones buried up near Camp Cadiz.
Too close to home
6
Iron chains, rusty with age, hang over its sides like old bones.
Origin
7
These old bones of mine are fragile, and I've learned my lesson.
The Iron Heel
8
Maybe I didn't remember her, but she wasn't old bones to me.
Shadowed summer
9
This is a woman who is not going to make old bones.
The red queen
10
But what about Tasha Gilbert, a woman whose passion was old bones?
The bone chamber
11
Oh, no, my old bones are not spry enough for quick climbing.
A Chinese Wonder Book
12
It will mean more physical work, but the groaning old bones need that.
The Guardian
13
I hope her old bones will rest in peace on terra-firma.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
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My old bones say it's going to rain again, and soon.
A feast for crows
15
I shall weary my old bones with all this gadding to and fro.
The Sign of the Red Cross: A Tale of Old London
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I guess I better get my old bones on home and rest 'em.
God don't like ugly
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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