crow to pick

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English

Noun

crow to pick (plural crows to pick)

  1. Synonym of bone to pick (a disagreeable matter to settle)
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "But where were they? How could they let you down so? Where was your guide?" "Yes, Victor," said Tom Linden, shaking his head at the air above him, "where were you? I've got a crow to pick with you.

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary