How to Pronounce "bag of bones"
expression
BAG-uhv-BOHNZ
BAG-uhv-BOHNZ
Definition
An informal phrase used to describe someone or an animal who is extremely thin, so much that only skin and bones are visible.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbæɡ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈboʊnz
British English
bˈæɡ/ /ˈɒv/ /bˈəʊnz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BAG-uhv-BOHNZ
UK
BAG-uhv-BOHNZ
Listen in Context
After being sick for weeks, he looked like a bag of bones.
That stray dog is just a bag of bones.
The cat became a bag of bones because it couldn't find food.
You need to eat more—you’re starting to look like a bag of bones!