English Dictionary

have a bone in one's leg

動詞

イギリス英語 くだけた表現

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

日本語の意味

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。

意味（1）

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

Jimmy, run along to the shop and get some potatoes. / I can't: I've got a bone in my leg.

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 ）