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Have a bone in one's leg

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbUsed as a fatuous excuse to avoid doing something.
""Jimmy, run along to the shop and get some potatoes." / "I can't: I've got a bone in my leg.""

Synonyms

tibiafibulatalusbreakstraddlecannonshanktakeanklecarryfoothead
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