- feel something in 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 bones
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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
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 … New idioms dictionary
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
feel in 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
bones — plural of BONE (Cf. bone). As a colloquial way to say dice, it is attested from late 14c. As a nickname for a surgeon, it dates to 1887, short for sawbones. To make bones about something (mid 15c.) refers to bones found in soup, etc., as an… … Etymology dictionary
feel — [[t]fi͟ːl[/t]] ♦ feels, feeling, felt 1) V LINK If you feel a particular emotion or physical sensation, you experience it. [V adj] I am feeling very depressed... [V adj] I will always feel grateful to that little guy... [V adj] I remember feeling … English dictionary
feel it in one's bones — feel strongly about something; sense that something is going to happen … English contemporary dictionary
feel in one's bones — phrasal : to feel strongly and instinctively (as that something is true or false) : hold a strong opinion based on no concrete evidence * * * feel in one s bones To know instinctively, without proof • • • Main Entry: ↑bone … Useful english dictionary
feel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. touch, taste; experience; bear, suffer, endure (see durability); infer, intuit; explore. n. emotion, feeling; touch; informal, aptitude, understanding. See reasoning, intellect. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn … English dictionary for students
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
