skin alive

skin (one) alive

To upbraid, scold, or punish one severely and with intense anger. My parents will skin us alive if they find out we took the car without telling them. If I find out who messed up the Jefferson account, I'll skin him alive!See also: alive, skin

skin someone alive

Fig. to be very angry with someone; to scold someone severely. (Fig. on being angry enough to do this kind of bodily harm to someone.) I was so mad at Jane that I could have skinned her alive. If I don't get home on time, my parents will skin me alive.See also: alive, skin

skin alive

Punish severely, as in If I find the guy who slashed my tire I'll skin him alive. This hyperbolic expression transfers the barbaric practice of flaying a live prisoner to other forms of punishment. [Colloquial mid-1800s] See also: alive, skin

单词	skin alive
释义	skin alive skin (one) alive To upbraid, scold, or punish one severely and with intense anger. My parents will skin us alive if they find out we took the car without telling them. If I find out who messed up the Jefferson account, I'll skin him alive!See also: alive, skin skin someone alive Fig. to be very angry with someone; to scold someone severely. (Fig. on being angry enough to do this kind of bodily harm to someone.) I was so mad at Jane that I could have skinned her alive. If I don't get home on time, my parents will skin me alive.See also: alive, skin skin alive Punish severely, as in If I find the guy who slashed my tire I'll skin him alive. This hyperbolic expression transfers the barbaric practice of flaying a live prisoner to other forms of punishment. [Colloquial mid-1800s] See also: alive, skin
随便看	the water of life the wave equation the wave of the future the way the way i see it the way it plays the way nature intended the wayne review the way of life the way of the cross the way of the world the way out of a paper bag the ways of the world the way the ball bounces the way the cookie crumbles the way the internet is used or abused the way the mop flops the way the wind blows the way the wind is blowing the way they were the way things are the way things are (going) the way things are going the way things stand the way to a man's heart