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ДРАТЬ/СОДРАТЬ ШКУРУ с кого
highly collVPsubj:
human 1. ( usu. fut or subjunctive) ( usu. used as a threat) to whip or beat s.o. severely
by extension to deal cruelly with
s.o. in a more general sense
X сдерет шкуру с Y-a = X will have Yb hide
X will skin (flay) Y aliveX wiU beat the hide off Y.
2. Also: ДРАТЬ (СДИРАТЬ )/СОДРАТЬ СЕМЬ ШКУР ((ПО) ДВЕ ШКУРЫ, (ПО) ТРИ ШКУРЫ) highly coll being in a position of power, to exploit s.o. pitilessly by making him pay large taxes, very high interest, exorbitant prices etc: X драл шкуру с Y-a = X exploited Y mercilessly
X skinned YX squeezed Y dryX took the food out of Y4s mouth (the bread off Y's table).