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skin alive

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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.
See also: alive, skin

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
See also: alive, skin


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This vitamin is required to keep our skin alive, and free from infections, and build its immunity against these bacteria.
The redwood stairs, dirt ingested, old and cracked by the wind From the indecent ocean, Cypress clinging to the bluffs, surviving-just, moist air, pungent, Of salt, my skin alive.
This vitamin is required to keep our skin alive, and free from infections, and build its immunity against these bacteria.
 
 
 
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