hair and hide
hair and hide
Every single thing or part. Originally referred to that of a slaughtered animal. I'm sure you'll find that thing you're looking for at Grandma's—she keeps everything, hair and hide.
See also: and, hair, hide
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hair and hide(, horns and tallow)
Rur. every last thing; every part. (Refers orginally to using every part of slaughtered cattle for something.) They took everything Mary had, hair and hide, horns and tallow. Joe never threw anything away. He found a use for everything, hair and hide.
See also: and, hair, hide
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- tell me about it
- if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck
- quack
- have a thing
- far be it for/from me to...
- far be it from (one) to (do something)
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- far be it from me to
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- far be it from one to