Skin Someone Alive Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Skin someone alive What does Skin someone alive mean?	If someone skins you alive, they admonish and punish you hard.
skin (someone) alive What does skin (someone) alive mean?	to scold someone angrily, to spank or beat someone	The woman told her son that if he was late for dinner she would skin him alive.
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at fault What does "at fault" mean?	to be responsible for something, to be to blame for something	The truck driver was at fault for the terrible accident.

fit as a fiddle What does "fit as a fiddle" mean?	to be healthy and physically fit	My grandfather is ninety years old but he is as fit as a fiddle.
as blind as a bat What does "as blind as a bat" mean?	blind, unable to see	The man is as blind as a bat and he cannot see anything.
reach a stalemate What does "reach a stalemate" mean?	to arrive at a position where no progress is being made	The talks to buy the new computers have reached a stalemate and it will be difficult to start them again.
turn one's hand to (something) What does "turn one's hand to (something)" mean?	to start to do something that is different from what you usually do	After we finished cleaning the kitchen we turned our hand to the other rooms.
Hedge your bets What does "Hedge your bets" mean?	If you hedge your bets, you don't risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing.
as bald as a coot What does "as bald as a coot" mean?	completely bald	The man in the gas station was as bald as a coot.
ease off on (someone or something) What does "ease off on (someone or something)" mean?	to put less pressure on someone or something, to relax	The president was asked to ease off on his efforts to cut staff in the company.

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Skin Someone Alive Idiom