An utterance of encouragement to treat a person/thing as being one'
s permanent possession/property,
free to be mistreated/misused, especially when both the encourager and encouragee know such not to be the case. Commonly done when loss/destruction of a partner/object is imminent, or when one does not take the partner'
s next partner/item'
s next owner into consideration.
Kris: I
don't think it'
s going to work between Jamil and me. Our relationship seems so tenuous.
Paul: When you know it's all but over, bone it like you own it!
Andreas: I've been using Paul's car while he'
s on a 5-week hike, but I'm afraid that it'
s about to die of its own accord.
Booby: If it'
s on its way out anyway, bone it like you own it.