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Phrase or Word
To tan (someone’s) hide
Definition
To severely punish someone, especially a misbehaving child.
Language
English
Type
Faunamorph
Subcategory
Other Animals
Grammatical Subcategory
Sayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs
A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World
A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World