| Subject | English | Russian |
| idiom. | be like a dog with a bone | не переставать думать или говорить о (чем-то; to refuse to stop thinking about or talking about a subject (On the subject of fathers' rights, he's like a dog with a bone.) Scarlett_dream) |
| med. | bone-like | костеподобный (igisheva) |
| med. | bone-like | костеобразный (igisheva) |
| fant./sci-fi. | bones like markings | костевидные образования (SvetaMisha) |
| fig.of.sp. | like a dog with a bone | настойчивый (Ballistic) |
| fig.of.sp. | like a dog with a bone | неугомонный (Ballistic) |
| fig.of.sp. | like a dog with a bone | упорный (When it comes to detective work, you're like a dog with a bone. Ballistic) |