einen Knochen abnagen

to gnaw a bone clean

Türkçe: kemiği kemirmek

Noun

der Knochen m.

Verb

abnagen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Watch out. Nuance: literal meaning is more common.

In a sentence

Which form of abnagen fills the gap?

Der hungrige Hund ____ den großen Knochen stundenlang ____.

How it is used

Literally 'to gnaw a bone clean'; figuratively 'to work through a tough problem bit by bit.' Neutral register. Use when describing a dog eating, or a student slowly solving a complex math task. Nuance: literal meaning is more common.

Other verbs that go with Knochen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen (gebrochenen) Knochen richtento set a (broken) bone
• (sich) die Knochen brechento break her bones
• schwere Knochen habena sturdy, heavy build

All collocations with Knochen

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• ein Auge auf etw. / jdn. werfento cast an eye on
• einen Infarkt erleiden / bekommento suffer a heart attack
• jdm. ein Bein stellento trip someone up
• einen dicken Hals habento be furious
• ein Trauma erleidento suffer a trauma

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit