exodejavu  +  623269 Sat, 27 Dec 08 08:55 AM Hi, Given the definition of this phrase... not have a ... bone in your body  to have none of the quality mentioned: She was honest and hard-working, and didn’t have an unkind bone in her body. bone - Definition from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary online Can I get rid of the negative wording to make a positive sentence? Like He has a prejudiced bone in his body. He had a prejudiced bone in his body. Is it safe to write so? Regards exodejavu Joined on Wed, Nov 5 2008 Taiwan Full Member 249 Zealous in mastering the English language Negatives, Regards, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Sentences

	Avangi  +  623277 Sat, 27 Dec 08 09:02 AM Absolutely not! This is a fixed expression. There are so many bones in your body!  You'd think there'd be room for all different types. It's figurative!  Let a bone represent each of his traits, or qualities.  If he's really strong on something, give him ten of those bones.    -   but not one single bone for "prejudice" ! Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,211 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	Avangi  +  623286 Sat, 27 Dec 08 09:15 AM You're welcome. If you want something on the positive side, you might say, "He has a streak of prejudice in him."  "Streak" here means something like a scar, or bit of imperfection.  I'm thinking of a streak like a vein of gold in the rock ledge of a mine.  But "vein" has a different usage in the body and gold is rarely considered an imperfection. Avangi Usages

	Avangi  +  623470 Sat, 27 Dec 08 01:18 PM Are you the Ghost of Exo? Avangi

	Avangi  +  623683 Sat, 27 Dec 08 05:14 PM What's the use!  Avangi