English Dictionary

make one's bones

verb

(idiomatic) To commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang. / (idiomatic, by extension) To establish one's bona fides; to establish status and respect.

He worked hard to make his bones in the company.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang.

Mario Cacciatore was fourteen when he made his bones.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) To establish one's bona fides; to establish status and respect.

Politicians—good ones, at least—make their bones by knowing which way the wind is blowing.