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bone of contention

British pronunciation/bˈəʊn ɒv kəntˈɛnʃən/
American pronunciation/bˈoʊn ʌv kəntˈɛnʃən/
bone of contention
[PHRASE]
1

a subject over which people disagree

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Examples
1A bone of contention arose between them.
2The particular bone of contention in this instance involved the state of his health.
3Against whom, exactly, is the bone of contention.
4It was always a bone of contention with my sister and me.
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