American Idioms and Expressions

Make No Bones About (something) Idiom

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make no bones about (something)
What does make no bones about (something) mean?
make no secret of something, have no doubts about somethingI made no bones about the fact that I am not interested in applying for the supervisor`s job.
make no bones about (something)
What does make no bones about (something) mean?
make no mistake about something, do not doubt something"Make no bones about it, I am not going to lend my friend any more money."

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