Bones

I hung the washing out only two hours ago but it is already bone ......... thanks to the hot sunshine.
parched
dry
clear
dried

They came straight out with their complaint ......... no bones about it whatsoever.
saying
trying
doing
making

It was a miracle that he was still alive as he hadn't eaten for weeks and when they found him he was just ......... and bone.
skin
flesh
meat
cover

It was quite simple really — he never did any work at all and was sacked for being bone ..........
lazy
useless
idle
inactive

It's impossible to say exactly why I think that's the case. All I can say is that I ......... it in my bones.
understand
feel
see
follow

We're expecting a visit from a French couple soon so I'll have to bone ......... on my French.
in
to
with
up

Ah, yes I've got a bone to ......... with you. You told me you would pay me back last week and I still haven't got the money yet.
pick
chew
taste
eat

Although the TV programme was funny, my aunt was a bit shocked because some of the jokes were a bit ......... the bone.
next
close
near
by

I won't go into the full details of the proposition, I'll just give you the ......... bones.
naked
bare
simple
stripped

Her children were very ungrateful for all she'd done for them as she had really worked her ......... to the bone for them.
elbows
arms
legs
fingers