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To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

Criticize severely and brutally

To strip skin off

To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

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

To injure, destroy, or severely damage by cutting or slashing

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Verb

To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

removes the skin from

removes the shells from

makes a mark on

breaks the skin of

cuts to ribbons

makes a notches in

makes a notch in

makes a grooves in

wearing through

makes a groove in

becomes threadbare

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“His skin was flayed by barbed wire.”

Verb

Criticize severely and brutally

finds fault with

tears to pieces

criticizea severely

gives a tongue-lashing

pulls to pieces

tears a strip off

reads the riot act

hauls over the coals

gives a talking-to

gives someone a dressing-down

tears off a strip

remonstrates with

raps over the knuckles

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

throws brickbats at

lets someone have it

rakes over the coals

gives someone a rating

gives someone a row

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a mouthful

takes to pieces

gives someone hell

gives someone a caning

gives a bad press to

gives someone some stick

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

puts on the mat

gives something a battering

slaps someone's wrist

inveighs against

casts aspersions on

vituperates against

calls on the carpet

does a hatchet job on

gives some stick to

lays down the law

takes to the woodshed

jumps down one's throat

gives someone bondi

gets angry with

calls to account

casts a slur on

criticizes harshly

puts someone on the griddle

picks to pieces

pins your ears back

burns someone's ears

puts someone on the hot seat

climbs all over

crawls all over

goes for the jugular

fulminates against

rakes over coals

shows someone up

raps across the knuckles

severely reprimands

calls over the coals

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

takes down a peg

gives a hard time

burns one's ears

gives someone a carpeting

criticizes hatefully

gives going-over

gives piece of mind

gives the business

has someone on the carpet

sends someone away with a flea in his

gives the dickens

lowers the boom

gives a piece of one's mind

holds up to shame

exposes to ridicule

points the finger

gives the devil

gives comeuppance

expresses disapproval of

has your knife in

criticizea strongly

brings under fire

reviews unfavorably

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

drags through the mud

does a number on

gives a bad name

tears to shreds

take issue with

speaks badly of

marginalizes^US

brings into disrepute

marginalises^UK

blackens the name of

complains about

discountenances

passes strictures upon

takes exception to

drags through the mire

gives a black eye

cuts to the quick

cuts down to size

spreads lies about

sullies the reputation of

blackens the reputation of

looks askance at

conducts a smear campaign against

bellyaches about

sounds off about

takes a swipe at

holds up to ridicule

spreads scandal about

tells lies about

passes judgment

runs a smear campaign against

takes the piss out of

looks down one's nose at

runs smear campaign

animadverts upon

finds unacceptable

thunders against

assaultsq verbally

jumps down someone's throat

holds forth against

protests against

clamors against

bites someone's head off

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

throws stones at

declaims against

puts zingers on

blackens the character of

gives bad press

takes a dim view of

brings discredit to

reflects badly on

gives offence to

steps on one's toes

treats disrespectfully

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

drags someone's name through the mud

brings shame upon

drags through mud

brings shame on

tars and feathers

rips up and down

remonstrates against

expresses a poor opinion of

feels aversion to

feels revulsion to

regards with disgust

feels disgust for

holds someone to blame

holds accountable

holds responsible

blackens someone's name

points finger at

blows whistle on

hangs something on

lays at one's door

sends up the river

pokes mullock at

takes the mickey

treats with contempt

causes to feel small

makes someone eat crow

puts out of countenance

makes a fool of

causes to lose face

settles someone's hash

takes the wind out of your sails

makes someone eat humble pie

takes down a peg or two

shoots full of holes

turns up one's nose

holds in contempt

curls one's lip

gives Bronx cheer

casts aspersions upon

casts doubt upon

calls into question

throws doubt on

throws the book at

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“The critics flayed him with accusations of misanthropy.”

Verb

To strip skin off

strips the skin off

“They said they would kill me, flay me and a lot of other things.”

Verb

To lash

gives someone a hiding

beats the living daylights out of

gives someone a good hiding

tans one's hide

tans someone's hide

takes a strap to

knocks into the middle of next week

dusts someone's britches

warms someone's seat

punishs severely

gives the cat o'nine tails

lets someone have it

gives someone a beating

gets stuck into

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a good beating

gives someone a good drubbing

beats to a pulp

assaults physically

falls uponfall upon

knocks someone's lights out

beats someone's brains out

hits repeatedly

puts in the hospital

beats someone up

rains blows upon

lays a finger on

strikes with a stick

beats with a stick

rides roughshod

knocks block off

tans the hide of

boxes someone's ears

knocks for a loop

physically attacks

gives a black eye

jumps down one's throat

gives a hiding to

gives someone a licking

gives someone a hot bottom

puts over one's knee

puts someone over your knee

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Verb

To remove the (natural) skin or outer covering of

takes the rind off

takes the skin off

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Verb

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

Verb

To injure, destroy, or severely damage by cutting or slashing

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