tan one's hide

tan one's hide
{v. phr.}, {informal} To give a beating to; spank hard. * /Bob's father tanned his hide for staying out too late./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • tan one's hide — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give a beating to; spank hard. * /Bob s father tanned his hide for staying out too late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tan\ one's\ hide — v. phr. informal To give a beating to; spank hard. Bob s father tanned his hide for staying out too late …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • hide — See: HAVE ONE S HIDE, TAN ONE S HIDE …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • hide — hide1 W2S2 [haıd] v past tense hid [hıd] past participle hidden [ˈhıdn] [: Old English; Origin: hydan] 1.) [T] to deliberately put or keep something or someone in a place where they cannot easily be seen or found hide sth in/under/behind etc ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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