rickle o' banes

A Scottish phrase used to describe someone who is extremely thin. A "rickle" is a group of something, while "banes" are bones. You've just become a rickle o' banes during your time abroad, so I'm going to make all of your favorite meals now that you're home.

See also: bane

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

eggs is eggs
(as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
sure as eggs is eggs
from my cold, dead hands
kicking and screaming
How long is a piece of string?
57
Heinz 57
Heinz 57 (variety)
Heinz 57 variety

References in periodicals archive

Poor wee Jeanie's gettin' awfy thin/ A rickle o' banes covered ower wi' skin/ Noo she's gettin' a wee double chin/ Wi' sookin' Coulter's Candy.

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释义	rickle o' banes rickle o' banes A Scottish phrase used to describe someone who is extremely thin. A "rickle" is a group of something, while "banes" are bones. You've just become a rickle o' banes during your time abroad, so I'm going to make all of your favorite meals now that you're home. See also: bane Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: eggs is eggs (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) sure as eggs is eggs from my cold, dead hands kicking and screaming How long is a piece of string? 57 Heinz 57 Heinz 57 (variety) Heinz 57 variety References in periodicals archive Poor wee Jeanie's gettin' awfy thin/ A rickle o' banes covered ower wi' skin/ Noo she's gettin' a wee double chin/ Wi' sookin' Coulter's Candy. Just aSk! Posers and puzzles
随便看	pukish pukoid pull pull a boner pull about pull a cork pull a Daniel Boone pull a disappearing act pull a face (at someone) pull a fast one pull a fast one (on someone) pull a fast one, to pull a gun pull a gun on (one) pull ahead pull ahead (of someone or something) pull a hoax (on someone) pull a Houdini (act) pull a job pull a knife pull a knife on (one) pull all the stops out pull along pull alongside pull alongside (someone or something)