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the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > be niggardly or mean [verb (intransitive)] > extremely (3)
to flay a flint1653

Phrases. to flay a flint: to be guilty of the worst meanness or extortion in order to get money. (cf. flay-flint, n.). †to flay the fox: to vomit…

to skin a flint1656

In hyperbolical phrases denoting excessive meanness or the willingness to go to extreme lengths to save or gain something, esp. in to skin a flint

to whip the cata1825

Phrases. to whip the cat: used (chiefly dialect or technical colloquial) in various senses, some of which are not satisfactorily explained.

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