C2idiomcommunicationIELTS-friendly
a bone of contention
USUK
a subject that people keep arguing about
Formal-sounding but common in news and essays.
In context
Housework has long been a bone of contention between my parents.
The new parking fees are the main bone of contention in the residents' meeting.
More idioms about communication
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue
- a slip of the tonguea small mistake in what you say, made without meaning to