have a bone in one's leg

Verb

Britain informal

(Britain, informal) Used as a fatuous excuse to avoid doing something.

Japanese Meaning

何かを実行するのを避けるための、くだらないまたは根拠の薄い言い訳として使われる表現です。

One tends to have a bone in one's leg when faced with unpleasant chores.

嫌な雑用を頼まれると、人はついくだらない言い訳をして逃げたがるものだ。

Sense（1）

(Britain, informal) Used as a fatuous excuse to avoid doing something.

has a bone in one's leg

（ present singular third-person ）

having a bone in one's leg

（ participle present ）

had a bone in one's leg

（ participle past ）

had a bone in one's leg

（ past ）