the subject of a dispute
the subject of argument or disagreement
something that people have been arguing about for a long period of time
disagreement
sticking point
difficulty
problem
hurdle
obstacle
dispute
question mark
A serious bone of contention between the landowners and the developers was the compensation price for the land.
The fact that Peter did not go to medical school is a bone of contention between him and his father.
After my grandfather died his will was a bone of contention in the family.
Playing game on new smartphone is a real bone of contention between two sisters.
That beautiful girl has now become a bone of contention between two best friends of the college.
The new manager has changed into a bone of contention in Jenny’s factory.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
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