skin alive
skin alive {v. phr.}
1. {informal}
To scold angrily.
Mother will skin you alive when she sees your torn pants.
2. {informal}
To spank or beat.
Dad was ready to skin us alive when he found we had ruined his saw.
3. {slang}
To defeat.
We all did our best, but the visiting gymnastic team skinned us alive.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms