Definition
Removing the outer layer or covering from something, such as removing fur or hide from an animal, or scraping one's skin painfully.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'skinn' (skin, hide), which became Middle English 'skinne.' The word originally referred literally to removing animal hides, then expanded to many figurative meanings.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'there's more than one way to skin a cat' is horrifyingly literal in origin—it was advice about multiple solutions to problems, but people eventually added 'a cat' specifically to make it more shocking and memorable!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቀላ አስወግዳ
ke-la as-weg-da
ARالعربية
إزالة الجلد
i-za-la al-jild
BNবাংলা
চামড়া তুলে নেওয়া
cham-dra tu-le neo-wa
CACatalà
descurir
de-scu-rir
CSČeština
odstranit kůži
od-stran-it ku-ži
DADansk
skalle huden
skal-le hu-den
DEDeutsch
abziehen
a-b-t-zie-hen
ELΕλληνικά
απολεπίζω
a-po-le-pi-zo
ESEspañol
descamar
des-ka-mar
FAفارسی
پوست را جداکردن
post ra ja-da-kar-den
FISuomi
napsauttaa ihoa
napsau-tta-a i-hoa
FRFrançais
décaper
de-ka-per
HEעברית
להסיר עור
le-his-sir o-or
HIहिन्दी
चमड़ी उतारना
cham-di u-ta-rna
HUMagyar
bőr lekaparása
bőr le-ka-pa-ra-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencabut kulit
men-ca-but ku-lit
ITItaliano
pelare
pe-la-re
KO한국어
껍질을 벗기다
kkeop-jil-eul beot-gi-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mengupas kulit
men-gup-as ku-lit
NLNederlands
huid verwijderen
hwit ve-r-do-men
NONorsk
skalle huden
skal-le hu-den
PLPolski
obdzierać skórę
ob-dzie-ra-ć skó-rę
PTPortuguês
descamar
de-ska-mar
RORomână
a scoate pielea
a sko-ate pie-lea
RUРусский
снимать кожу
sni-mat' ko-zhu
SVSvenska
skala huden
ska-la hu-den
SWKiswahili
kuondoa ngozi
ku-on-doa ngo-zi
TAதமிழ்
தோல் நீக்கம்
tho-l nee-kam
TEతెలుగు
చర్మం తీయడం
char-mam tee-ya-dam
THไทย
ถ kulit
thot ku-lit
TLTL
alis ng balat
a-lis ng ba-lat
TRTürkçe
deri soymak
de-ri so-y-mak
UKУкраїнська
знімати шкіру
zny-ma-ty shki-ru
URاردو
جلد ہٹانا
jild hat-ana
VITiếng Việt
lột da
lot da