feel (something) in (one's) bones

To feel something intuitively. Something bad is going to happen tonight—I can feel it in my bones.

See also: bone, feel

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

feel something in one's bones

and know something in one's bones

Fig. to sense something; to have an intuition about something. The train will be late. I feel it in my bones. I failed the test. I know it in my bones.

See also: bone, feel

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

feel in one's bones

Have an intuition or hunch about something, as in I'm sure he'll succeed-I can feel it in my bones. This expression alludes to the age-old notion that persons with a healed broken bone or with arthritis experience bone pain before rain, due to a drop in barometric pressure, and therefore can predict a weather change. [c. 1600]

See also: bone, feel

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

feel something in your bones

If you say that you can feel something in your bones, you mean that you feel very strongly that you are right about something, although you cannot explain why. Joe, I have a hunch you're going to lose tonight. I just feel it in my bones. Note: Verbs such as know, believe, and sense are sometimes used instead of feel. No amount of argument can disguise what people across the country know in their bones. His departure is not just a sadness and a loss; it is potentially a crisis. Convention is very important — you'd think a conservative would know that in his bones. Note: You can also say that you have a feeling in your bones. I've got a feeling in my bones we're going to lose this by-election.

feel (it) in your ˈbones

(informal) sense or suspect something without really knowing why: That’s funny — I felt in my bones that there was something wrong — and now you tell me there’s been an accident. ‘How can you be so sure she’s going to win?’ ‘I can feel it in my bones.’

See also: bone, feel

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

feel in (one's) bones

To have an intuition of.

See also: bone, feel

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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词组	feel (something) in (one's) bones
释义	feel (something) in (one's) bones feel (something) in (one's) bones To feel something intuitively. Something bad is going to happen tonight—I can feel it in my bones. See also: bone, feel Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. feel something in one's bones and know something in one's bones Fig. to sense something; to have an intuition about something. The train will be late. I feel it in my bones. I failed the test. I know it in my bones. See also: bone, feel McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. feel in one's bones Have an intuition or hunch about something, as in I'm sure he'll succeed-I can feel it in my bones. This expression alludes to the age-old notion that persons with a healed broken bone or with arthritis experience bone pain before rain, due to a drop in barometric pressure, and therefore can predict a weather change. [c. 1600] See also: bone, feel The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. feel something in your bones If you say that you can feel something in your bones, you mean that you feel very strongly that you are right about something, although you cannot explain why. Joe, I have a hunch you're going to lose tonight. I just feel it in my bones. Note: Verbs such as know, believe, and sense are sometimes used instead of feel. No amount of argument can disguise what people across the country know in their bones. His departure is not just a sadness and a loss; it is potentially a crisis. Convention is very important — you'd think a conservative would know that in his bones. Note: You can also say that you have a feeling in your bones. I've got a feeling in my bones we're going to lose this by-election. See also: bone, feel, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. feel (it) in your ˈbones (informal) sense or suspect something without really knowing why: That’s funny — I felt in my bones that there was something wrong — and now you tell me there’s been an accident. ‘How can you be so sure she’s going to win?’ ‘I can feel it in my bones.’ See also: bone, feel Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary feel in (one's) bones To have an intuition of. See also: bone, feel American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: feel in bones feel in one's bones feel in your bones feel something in your bones feel honored feel like feel like doing feel like oneself feel like something/like doing something feel with
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