in one's bones

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介词短语
  1. (of a feeling, belief, etc.) Derived from instinct, intuition, or an ingrained inclination. figuratively,idiomatic
    — He understood in his bones that the odds were not in his favor.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, one's, bones: especially, referring to rheumatic aches sensitive to atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
    — As his aging hands became increasingly arthritic, he would often tell us that he could feel it in his bones when a snowstorm was coming.

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The figurative sense has a linguistic life of its own as a metaphor comparable with others such as at the heart of it all, but it is also related to the literal theme that people with rheumatism can feel weather changes in their bones and joints.
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