bone of contention

English

WOTD – 16 March 2007

Etymology

A reference to two dogs fighting over the same bone.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

bone of contention (plural bones of contention)

(idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached
It is still a bone of contention whether to go ahead with the original plan in light of the new evidence.

Translations

Something that continues to be disputed

Bulgarian: яблъка на раздора f (jáblǎka na razdóra)
Czech: jablko sváru n
Dutch: twistpunt (nl) n
Estonian: tüliõun
Finnish: kiistakapula (fi), riitakapula (fi)

French: pomme de discorde (fr) f
German: Zankapfel (de) m
Polish: kość niezgody (pl) f
Russian: я́блоко раздо́ра (ru) n (jábloko razdóra)
Swedish: stridsäpple n, tvistefrö n

See also

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