idiom
like a dog with a bone
LYK ah DOG with ah BOHN
laɪk ə dɒɡ wɪð ə boʊnListen
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Syllable breakdown
likeadogwithabone
Dictionary meaning
extremely persistent; unwilling to give up on something; obsessively focused
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