چمڑی ادھیڑنا
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| 5 | beat severely, give a good hiding |
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| 5 | Beat to death, To beat with a whip or rod |
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| 5 | flay |
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| 4 | to skin someone alive |
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5 hrs confidence: 
beat severely, give a good hiding Explanation: Irshad Sb., The literal meaning will not serve the purpose. As you know. this phrase is used for beating severely, flogging or thrashing. So, IMO, the above two terms give the correct meanings. |
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1 day 16 hrs confidence:
Beat to death, To beat with a whip or rod Explanation: This phrase includes common uses, side effects, interactions, and risks of beating forcefully and repeatedly with some whip or rod. Example sentence(s):
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3 days 8 hrs confidence:
flay Explanation: This is a precise English word for the source term. flay : 1. strip the skin from; 2. whip or beat harshly (Concise Oxford English Dictionary) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days22 hrs (2012-10-16 10:31:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- On second thoughts, although 'flay' is precise, it is perhaps too technical. A more effective translation of the Urdu sentence would be, 'If his/her father finds out, he would tear the skin off you'. Example sentence(s):
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3778 days confidence: 
to skin someone alive Explanation: Chamrri means skin and in urdu, this phrase is meant and used as a form of torture. Example sentence(s):
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