skinning a flint

A form of skin a flint — Go to great lengths to save or gain something, particularly money.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of skin a flint
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skinning a flint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinning%20a%20flint

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