skin someone alive

verb

To castigate someone severely.

Meanings

verbskin someone alive (third-person singular simple present skins someone alive, present participle skinning someone alive, simple past and past participle skinned someone alive)

present singular third person skins someone alive · participle present skinning someone alive · participle past skinned someone alive · past skinned someone alive

  1. colloquialTo castigate someone severely.

    Synonyms: flay someone alive

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo castigate someone severely.

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