make one's bones

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang.
    — Mario Cacciatore was fourteen when he made his bones.
  2. To establish one's bona fides; to establish status and respect. broadly
    — Politicians—good ones, at least—make their bones by knowing which way the wind is blowing.

词形变化

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
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