have (one's) hide

have (one's) hide

To scold or punish someone harshly. The boss will have my hide if he finds out that I was the one responsible for the printing error.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

have someone's hide

Fig. to punish someone severely. The sheriff swore he'd have the outlaw's hide. You lousy no-good so-and-so! I'll have your hide!
See also: have, hide
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • have hide
  • hide
  • hide the sausage
  • sausage
  • tan (one's) hide
  • tan hide
  • tan someone's hide
  • neither hide nor hair
  • neither hide nor hair of someone
  • hide nor hair, neither