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What is another word for flays?

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To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

To whip or lash

To criticize severely and brutally

To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

To cut or trim off, especially the outer covering or skin of something

To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.

To cut or slash, typically with the intent of causing damage

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Verb

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To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

removes the skin from

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“We then flay the skin off by hand, using the knife but taking great care not to damage the skins, else they become worthless.”

Verb

To whip or lash

gives someone a hiding

pummels^US

beats the living daylights out of

gives someone a good hiding

belabors^US

belabours^UK

knocks into the middle of next week

dusts someone's britches

gives the cat o'nine tails

gives someone a beating

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a good beating

gives someone a good drubbing

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

knocks someone's lights out

does up

beats someone's brains out

jumps down one's throat

gives a hiding to

powders

grinds

gives someone a licking

gives someone a hot bottom

invades

puts over one's knee

puts someone over your knee

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“He stopped the horses, jerked the man off his saddle, and proceeded to half-flay him with a blacksnake whip he carried.”

Verb

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To criticize severely and brutally

lambastes

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

pummels^US

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives a tongue-lashing

gives someone a dressing-down

raps over the knuckles

vilifies

blames

jumps on

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone what for

gives someone an earful

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a rating

gives someone a row

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

reprobates

reams

blisters

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

puts on the mat

gives something a battering

slaps someone's wrist

does a hatchet job on

takes to the woodshed

jumps down one's throat

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

puts someone on the griddle

puts someone on the hot seat

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

raps across the knuckles

has words

severely reprimands

moralizes^US

moralises^UK

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

gives someone a carpeting

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

sends someone away with a flea in his

gives the dickens

lowers the boom

gives a piece of one's mind

bites someone's head off

gives the business

jumps down someone's throat

has someone on the carpet

expresses disapproval of

raps someone the knuckles

drags through the mud

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

brings into disrepute

scandalizes^US

passes strictures upon

scandalises^UK

drags through the mire

sullies the reputation of

mortifies

blackens the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

spreads scandal about

tells lies about

passes judgment

runs a smear campaign against

brings down

lets fly at

takes the piss out of

shows up

looks down one's nose at

snaps someone's head off

blackens the character of

treats disrespectfully

cuts dead

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

barks at

drags someone's name through the mud

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

expresses a poor opinion of

holds someone to blame

blackens someone's name

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

makes someone eat crow

puts out of countenance

makes a fool of

causes to lose face

settles someone's hash

casts down

takes the wind out of your sails

puts to shame

makes someone eat humble pie

takes down a peg or two

gives your opinion of

casts aspersions upon

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“Just as drama critics flay the drawing-room comedy, so the 'pink' film critic shows no mercy to the average Hollywood or Pinewood product.”

Verb

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To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

removes the shells from

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To cut or trim off, especially the outer covering or skin of something

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Verb

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To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.

Verb

To cut or slash, typically with the intent of causing damage

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