今天我们要给大家介绍的一个习惯用语是:to make no bones。Bones就是骨头。To make no bones就是毫不掩饰,直率地表示自己的意见。要是一个女孩和一个长期失业,没有收入的人相爱,而且还准备结婚,那你说作父母的是不是应该把自己的看法坦率地告诉女儿呢?I think the parents should make no bones about their position. 对,父母应该把他们的看法对她说清楚。
例句-1:Look, I'm not going to be one of the people who act like they're not interested in the new position. I make no bones about it - I want the promotion. I know I'm the best man for the job.
例句-2:I'll make no bones about it - he was a difficult man, an opinionated, unforgiving man, but we loved him all the same. And in his own, grumpy way, he loved all of us.