n.
the outer covering of an animal

make skin Idiom, Proverb

asking price

a starting price, a price to begin negotiations The asking price for the lot was $29,500. It sold for $28,000.

beauty is only skin deep

do not judge a person by physical features, you can't tell a book... If you want to date a beauty queen, remember that beauty is only skin deep.

by the skin of one

by a very small margin, barely I made the application date for the job by the skin of my teeth.

by the skin of one's teeth

barely succeed in doing something.

by the skin of their teeth

by a little, barely He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth.

for the asking

by asking, on request You can get a free ticket to the concert for the asking from the front office.

get under my skin

bother me, bug me, get to me Don't let Bob's teasing get under your skin. Don't let it bother you.

no skin off my nose

no bother to me, will not hurt me If he doesn't come to my party it's no skin off my nose.

save your skin/neck

save you from risk, dismissal or death The dog saved your neck. His barking helped us find you.

skin alive

scold angrily, spank or beat She told her son that if he was late for dinner she would skin him alive.

make (one's) bark crawl

To account one to feel disgusted, frightened, or unnerved. Having to attending at all those surgical photos fabricated my bark crawl. The bald acknowledgment of cockroaches makes her bark crawl.Learn more: crawl, make, skin

make (one's) skin

/flesh crawl To account one to be abashed or disgusted.Learn more: make, skin

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