skin alive

idiom
UK: /skɪn əˈlaɪv/
US: /skɪn əˈlaɪv/

  1. To punish someone severely.

    1. If you crash that car, my dad will skin alive.
    2. The coach threatened to skin alive if we lost the game.

  2. To scold or criticize someone very harshly.

    1. My boss will skin alive if I'm late again.
    2. She promised to skin alive if he tracked mud in the house.

Synonyms

berate rebuke scold
skin alive transitive-verb

  1. To defeat someone thoroughly.

    1. Our team is going to skin alive in the playoffs.
    2. The company threatened to skin alive any competitors who challenged them.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "skin alive" in English means: To punish someone severely., To scold or criticize someone very harshly..

The phonetic transcription of "skin alive" is /skɪn əˈlaɪv/ in British English and /skɪn əˈlaɪv/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "skin alive": berate, rebuke, scold.

Example usage of "skin alive": "If you crash that car, my dad will skin alive.". More examples on the page.