I'm the one who skims you...

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Roulette: Lex, I'm having some serious financial problems
and I'm afraid you're to blame.
Lex: Well, don't look at me to bail you out, (Lend her money?) Roulette.
I'm the one who skims you. Hides her taxes?
Roulette: You know I don't like to complain, Lex, but you are taking
a much bigger cut of the gross than Grodd ever did. And Metabrawl
receipts are down.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

bail you out, - The expression comes from criminal justice. When someone is arrested for a crime, the police put them in jail. A friend or partner can give some money (called bail or bail bond) to the police and get them out of jail until the trial. If the arrested person tries to run away, the police will chase him again, keep the bail money, and put him in jail again (without possibility of bail). Thus bail is a kind of "insurance policy" that the person will show up at the trial.

So "to bail someone out" is to put up some money to get them out of a bad situation. It is a financial rescue.

skims you - This expression comes from milk. When a cow is milked, the liquid has a lot of fat in the form of cream. If you let it sit for a while, the cream will float to the top, and it can be skimmed off for butter, or whipping cream. What is left over is skim milk (milk without butterfat).
So if you skim a person who wins a game of chance, you cheat him of his winnings, taking the best part for yourself.

Madhulk · Answer

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