not have a bone in bodynot have a (type of) bone in (your) body
to have none of the characteristic described.
He was friendly and kind and didn't have a mean bone in his body.
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not have a (some kind of) bone in (one's) body
To be completely without a certain characteristic or to never show a particular emotion. Oh, come on, you think Jeff stole the money? There's not a deceitful bone in his body!There's no way that mean old widow gave so much money to the hospital—there wasn't a generous bone in her body.