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Look up in Bonew, the free dictionary. Although the idiom appears to have originated in theit has since migrated to more popular and less sinister usage; such as discussions of various Boness and occupations including personnel, theand. Making your bones refers to establishing yourself as someone who could be counted on, someone who was reliable and trustworthy in all situations; in short, one of the guys. To Boness status, they have had Make No Bones first 'make their bones,' which, in organized crime parlance, is to establish one's bona fides by killing someone. After the hit, I acted like a real tough guy about it. The other cooks began addressing me as an equal. I had made my bones. I'm not a hard-hearted man, Blnes />I'm not made of stone. Floyd Lomax's band — that's how I made my bones in this business. I owe it to ya.

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