feel in one's bonesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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feel in one's bones (三人称単数 現在形 feels in one's bones, 現在分詞 feeling in one's bones, 過去形および過去分詞形 felt in one's bones)

1. (idiomatic) To sense or to have a strong conviction about (something) as a result of one's own practical experience, instinct, or gut feeling.
   • 1875, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 9, in Eight Cousins:

     Rose felt it in her bones, as Dolly says, that something was in the wind, and wanted to be off at once.

   • 1909, Jack London, chapter 45, in Martin Eden:

     "I said then we'd meet again. I felt it in my bones. An' here we are."