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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Padrig | | - | Welsh, Breton |
| Hossam | | - | Arabic |
| Mahli | | MAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English) | Biblical |
| MyrgjÖL | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Silas | | SIE-ləs (English) | English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Hooper | | ['hu:pə] | |