Question

A bone of contention(idom/phrases)

Answer 1

bone of contention. Main issue of adisagreement; something to quarrel about. ... This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a single bone. In slightly different guise,bone of dissension , it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s.

Answer 2

bone of contention. Main issue of adisagreement; something to quarrel about. ... This expression alludes to two dogs fighting (contending) over a singlebone. In slightly different guise, boneof dissension , it was used figuratively in the 16th century and took its present form in the early 1700s.