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tanned someone's hide

tanned someone's hide is the simple past and past participle of tan someone's hide.

Meaning of tan someone's hide

Verb

tan someone's hide (third-person singular simple present tans someone's hide, present participle tanning someone's hide, simple past and past participle tanned someone's hide)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To beat or spank someone, usually on their backside.
    • "You lying little snipe," he roared. ". . . I've a mind to tan your hide good."1908, Stewart Edward White, chapter 12, in The Adventures of Bobby Orde

Questions about tanned someone's hide

What is tanned someone's hide the simple past and past participle of?
Tanned someone's hide is the simple past and past participle of tan someone's hide.

Words near tanned someone's hide in the dictionary

  1. tannases
  2. tannate
  3. tannates
  4. tanned
  5. tanned out
  6. tanned someone's hide
  7. tanned up
  8. tannedness
  9. Tannehill
  10. Tannehills
  11. Tannenbaum

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