Question

".... and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far." What is the meaning of SKIN here? Your answer

Answer 1

The meaning of skin in the sentence is follow

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Answer 2

Here, the meaning of skin in the given extract is to have intentions of robbing or cheating someone.

• Here, in the given sentence, the person is warning someone if they are trying to rob or cheat that person out of cash.
• This given sentence has been taken from the extract which says, 'That ain't money, mister,'' he said, ''and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far,'' and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him.'
• Here, in the given situation, the protagonist is known as Charley who was mistaken by the ticket collector or clerk who thought that he was trying to cheat him off money. Charley was trying to pay for two tickets with modern currency to go to Galesburg.
• The given extract has been taken from the story 'The third level''.
• Hence, the correct meaning of skin is to rob or mug someone.