haukkua pataluhaksi — meaning in English

English meaning

• excoriate verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
• slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.

Senses

haukkua pataluhaksi is used for these senses in English:

• excoriate (transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize.
• give someone a piece of one's mind (idiomatic) To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.
• slam (transitive, colloquial, originally, US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

excoriate — full definition

1. verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
2. verb To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
3. verb To strongly condemn or criticize.

slam — full definition

1. verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
2. verb To criticise someone or something harshly.
3. noun A sudden loud impact or forceful closing.
4. noun (bridge) A bid to win all or nearly all the tricks in a hand.

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