skin the bear at once
skin the bear at once
To address an issue directly. Primarily heard in US. A: "Jen means well, but she can be a little blunt." B: "Yeah, she tends to skin the bear at once." This is a big problem to tackle, so let's skin the bear at once, gentlemen—there's no time to waste.
See also: bear, once, skin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be as brown as a berry
- berry
- (as) brown as a berry
- as brown as a berry
- a piece of the action
- a piece/slice of the action
- a bit of the action
- bit of the action
- a turn of phrase
- appear to