Definition
(of a feeling, belief, etc.) Derived from instinct, intuition, or an ingrained inclination.
Origins
The figurative sense has a linguistic life of its own as a metaphor comparable with others such as at the heart of it all, but it is also related to the literal theme that people with rheumatism can feel weather changes in their bones and joints.
In Context
- "He understood in his bones that the odds were not in his favor."
- "She could feel the rhythm in her bones."
- "I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones Enough to make my system blow"