have someone's hide
To punish or subdue someoneTo punish or subdue someone.
» I don't have anything to hide.
Мне нечего скрывать. — marafon
Мне скрывать нечего. — marafon
Мені нема чого приховувати. — deniko
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1 senses(figuratively, idiomatic)To punish or subdue someone.
Examples
242 sentencesI don't have anything to hide.
Мені нема чого приховувати. — deniko
ruМне нечего скрывать. — marafon
I had to hide my money.
Я був змушений заховати гроші. — deniko
Tom had no place to hide.
Тому не було де сховатися. — deniko
ruТому было негде прятаться. — Wezel
deTom konnte sich nirgends verstecken. — Moritzowitsch
Tom says he has nothing to hide.
Том каже, що йому немає чого приховувати. — deniko
ruТом говорит, что ему нечего скрывать. — odexed
I couldn't find what Tom had hidden.
Я не зміг знайти те, що Том сховав. — deniko
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
An earlier phase of the same metaphor as at tan someone's hide § Etymology. The cognitiveAn 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.
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Forms
has someone's hide, having someone's hide, had someone's hide, had someone's hide| Base form | have someone's hide · to have someone's hide |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | has someone's hide |
| Present participle | having someone's hide |
| Past simple | had someone's hide |
| Past participle | had someone's hide |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
22 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle