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Jimmy Hung
2022-04-23 01:04
Skin (one) alive phrase
(Said as a threat) To make someone suffer severely.
I would have skinned the thief alive if I caught him.
Whoever bullied his daughter, he will skin them alive.
To be a lot stronger than one, such that may harm one.
Over time this company has grown more powerful. I am afraid that one day it will skin us alive.
Skinning us alive? You must be kidding. My company has been dominating the market for years.
A harsh reproof
To punish someone for committing a crime
To punish someone, especially children by hitting them on the side of the head
1. To dress more informally than usual
2. To scold someone harshly
To criticize someone in an extremely aggressive and angry way
The verb "skin" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase refers to the barbarous practice of flaying a alive prisoner. It dates from the mid-1800s.
Do you see anything wrong?
It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
