English Dictionary

make one's bones

動詞

慣用表現 広義

(idiomatic) To commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang. / (idiomatic, by extension) To establish one's bona fides; to establish status and respect.

日本語の意味

(慣用表現) 犯罪組織内で尊敬を得るために殺人を犯すこと。 / (拡張的意味) 自らの信用や実力を示し、地位や尊敬を確立すること。

To make one's bones, the new recruit carried out the hit the crew ordered, hoping it would earn him respect.

ギャングで認められるために、新入りの構成員は組が命じた殺しを実行して尊敬を得ようとした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang.

Mario Cacciatore was fourteen when he made his bones.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) To establish one's bona fides; to establish status and respect.

Politicians—good ones, at least—make their bones by knowing which way the wind is blowing.

makes one's bones （ present singular third-person ）

making one's bones （ participle present ）

made one's bones （ participle past ）

made one's bones （ past ）