Like the foundation of a house, our bones usually don't get our attention until something goes wrong.

骨骼就好比房子的地基在没有发现问题的时候很少引起我们的注意。

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I'll make no bones about it-I don't think you did a good job of painting my house.

我对此事直言不讳——我认为你没把我的房子粉刷好。

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Any mention of a problem with the house these days made Dad smile his Mr. Bones smile and roll his eyes.

NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones

Sohus' bones were unearthed in the back yard of his mother's former house a decade after he and his wife, Linda, disappeared.

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The wind was a black punishment, and his bones were rattling by the time he reached the back door of the big house.

NEWYORKER: Idols