feel something in your bones

feel something in your bones
feel (something) in (your) bones to know something is true, although it cannot be proved.

I knew something terrible was going to happen — I could feel it in my bones.


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  • feel something in your bones — feel/know/something in your bones phrase to feel certain about something, although you cannot explain or prove it Something was wrong – she could feel it in her bones. Thesaurus: to be certainsynonym Main entry: bone …   Useful english dictionary

  • know something in your bones — feel/know/something in your bones phrase to feel certain about something, although you cannot explain or prove it Something was wrong – she could feel it in her bones. Thesaurus: to be certainsynonym Main entry: bone …   Useful english dictionary

  • feel in your bones — feel (something) in (your) bones to know something is true, although it cannot be proved. I knew something terrible was going to happen I could feel it in my bones …   New idioms dictionary

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  • bone — I UK [bəʊn] / US [boʊn] noun Word forms bone : singular bone plural bones *** 1) [countable] one of the hard parts that form a frame inside the body of a human or animal. This frame is called a skeleton She fell and broke a bone in her foot. Cook …   English dictionary

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