skin alive

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.

skin somebody alive

to punish someone very severely Sharon will skin me alive if I'm late.

See nearly jump out of skin, save 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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
King	KING	English
Kaipo	-	Hawaiian
Pip	PIP	English
Rolo	RAHL-o	English (Rare)
Wiley	WIE-lee	English
Tsisia	-	Georgian