have a bone in one's leg (English, verb)
expansion: have a bone in one's leg (third-person singular simple present has a bone in one's leg, present participle having a bone in one's leg, simple past and past participle had a bone in one's leg)
Senses:
glosses: Used as a fatuous excuse to avoid doing something.
tags: British
informal
Forms:
form: has a bone in one's leg
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having a bone in one's leg
tags: participle
present
form: had a bone in one's leg
tags: participle
past
form: had a bone in one's leg
tags: past