skin someone alive

skin someone alive
   If someone skins you alive, they admonish and punish you hard.
  (Dorking School Dictionary)
   ***
   If you are angry and threaten to skin someone alive, you mean that you are going to punish them severely.
   

If that kid damages my again, I'll skin him alive!


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  • skin alive — phrasal : to torture or fleece callously or mercilessly * * * skin (someone) alive see ↑skin, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑alive skin (someone) alive informal : to punish (someone) severely …   Useful english dictionary

  • skin — I UK [skɪn] / US noun Word forms skin : singular skin plural skins *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the outer layer of a person s or animal s body She has beautiful soft skin. Most snakes shed their skin several times a year. fair/dark/olive skin:… …   English dictionary

  • skin — skin1 W2S2 [skın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(from an animal)¦ 3¦(food)¦ 4¦(on a liquid)¦ 5¦(part of an object)¦ 6¦(computer)¦ 7 have (a) thin/thick skin 8 get under somebody s skin 9 by the skin of your teeth 10 make s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • skin — 1 /skIn/ noun 1 BODY (C, U) a) the natural outer layer of a human or animal body: Babies have beautifully soft skin. | amphibians with their smooth, moist skins | a skin disease | fair/dark skin: Madhur was beautiful with her thick black hair and …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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