I have thrown someone a bone by giving them a small task to do.

He threw me a bone when I was feeling down.

He has a face that only a mother could love.

There were many faces that only a mother could love at the pet adoption event.

She is growing a pair of wings.

She grows a pair of wings and flies away.

She grew a pair and confronted her fears.

She has a pair of shoes.

She has gotten a pair of shoes.

She straps on a pair of roller skates.