skin the bear at once



skin the bear at once

To address an issue directly. Primarily heard in US. A: "Jen means well, but she can be a little blunt." B: "Yeah, she tends to skin the bear at once." This is a big problem to tackle, so let's skin the bear at once, gentlemen—there's no time to waste.
See also: bear, once, skin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Haniyah-Arabic
Idelleie-DELEnglish (Rare)
Ramakrishna-Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Calistakə-LIS-tə (English), kah-LEE-stah (Spanish)English, Portuguese, Spanish
SaaraSAH:-rahFinnish
Camillakə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology