Originally posted by Lollie:
I've heard the phrase, "made my bones" numerous times, but I don't know what that means. Is it the same as being "made"? If so, what does that mean, too?
Also, how did non-Italians (or is it non-Sicilians?) become members of a family?
Thanks so much!
~~ Lollie
I had always thought it meant making your big splash, doing something that really gets you noticed and propels you onward and upward. For Rocco Lampone, this would be the whacking of Mr. Small Bills Cash not so much his going through the mafia ceremony. More like "you do this thing right, kid, you're gonna go places."
