have someone's hide en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
An earlier phase of the same metaphor as at tan someone's hide § Etymology. The cognitive effect discussed at ass § Usage notes is operative in these usages concerning a person's hide.
Meanings
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(figuratively, idiomatic) To punish or subdue someone.
Why doesn't The St. Petersburg Times scrape together $30 million and purchase football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Then, when I tell John McKay how to coach, he'd listen or I'd have his hide.
1981 June 18, Hubert Mizell, “Cubs, new owners: a suspect marriage”, in St. Petersburg Times, retrieved 29 Mar 2009:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| having someone's hide | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had someone's hide | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had someone's hide | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| has someone's hide | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
fix someone's wagon · give someone what for · tan someone's hide · chastise · nail someone to the wall · gruel · chasten · teach someone a lesson · correct · come down on · have someone's hide · malavogue · have someone's head · castigate · amerce · tar out · punish · give what for · penance · have someone's head · give it to someone · tan someone's hide · penalize · nail someone to the wall · have someone's guts for garters
Translations (4)
fi antaa tupenrapinat (Translations) · pl dawać w skórę (Translations) · fr avoir la peau de (Translations) · pl dać w skórę (Translations)