It's possible you've misheard or misremembered a similar idiom. Could you provide any context or more information about where you heard this phrase?
Perhaps you meant one of these:
* "Pick a bone": This idiom means to criticize or argue about something in detail.
* "Bone up on": This means to study or learn something intensively.
If you can give me more details, I can help you understand the meaning of the phrase you are looking for.