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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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skin a cat
0 'To skin a cat'—I know what it means, but how come such a gross phrase became a standard expression in English? What is the etymology of it? 0-
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" 02 br 00 I thought that searching for the origin of this proverb on the Internet was no skin off my nose. 0-
- " 02 br 00 I thought that searching for the origin of this proverb on the Internet was no skin off my nose.
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0 Hello. 02 br
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00 "There's more than one way to skin a cat." 02 br
00 I thought that searching for the origin of this proverb on the Internet was no skin off my nose. Actually, it wasn't. 0-
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00 "There's more than one way to skin a cat." 02 br
00 I thought that searching for the origin of this proverb on the Internet was no skin off my nose. Actually, it wasn't. 0-
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01 cite 10 Takoyaki-English 12 cite 10 I thought that searching for the origin of this proverb on the Internet was no skin off my nose. Actually, it wasn't. 12 br
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10 It seems that you native speakers of English do like skinning something. 15 0 12 br
10 Oh, you're from Japan. Sorry if you're first language was di
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