Definition of «to cook the bones»

The phrase "to cook the bones" means to use up or exhaust all the resources or possibilities of something.

I used to cook my bone broth in a crock pot for 24 hours to get that dark rich broth. (marksdailyapple.com)
All you need to know is you should never feed cooked bones and it is ok to feed raw bones. (peterdobias.com)
And don't feed your dog any kind of cooked bones. (theeverythingdogsite.com)
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