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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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Make bones with...

Victoria: How could you do this to me, Lex?
Lex: You did it to yourself, Victoria. You thought you could
make your bones with Daddy by taking me down.
Victoria: It was just business.
Lex: You call sleeping with me business? I hate to think what that makes you.
Victoria: We could have been great together.
Lex: I plan on being great all by myself.
What does the underlined mean?
  

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Hi, Based on information I picked up from movies, I think that a Mafia guy makes his bones by killing someone. It means he improves his reputation and gets to be a more important guy in the Mafia. The idea here is that she tried to establish a good reputation with him.

— Clive

  • Hi, Based on information I picked up from movies, I think that a Mafia guy makes his bones by killing someone.
  • It means he improves his reputation and gets to be a more important guy in the Mafia.
  • The idea here is that she tried to establish a good reputation with him.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Based on information I picked up from movies, I think that a Mafia guy makes his bones by killing someone. It means he improves his reputation and gets to be a more important guy in the Mafia.

The idea here is that she tried to establish a good reputation with him.

Clive
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