| 词组 | tanned one's hide |
| 释义 | (redirected from tanned one's hide)tan (one's) hideTo spank one. Young lady, I will tan your hide if you disobey me again! tan someone's hideto spank someone. Billy's mother said she'd tan Billy's hide if he ever did that again. "I'll tan your hide if you're late!" said Tom's father. tan someone's hideAlso, have someone's hide. Spank or beat someone, as in Dad said he'd tan Billy's hide if he caught him smoking, or I'll have your hide if you take something without paying for it. This term uses hide in the sense of "skin." The allusion in the first expression is to a spanking that will change one's skin just as chemicals tan animal hide (convert it into leather). [Second half of 1600s] tan someone's hide1 beat or flog someone. 2 punish someone severely. |
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