skin up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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If you do come into contact with it, he stresses the importance of covering your skin up, even if it's warm and sunny.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2023
Using tongs, transfer the chicken skin up to a large plate.
From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023
The infections spread from skin up into lymph nodes and the bloodstream and to eyes and internal organs.
From Scientific American • May 18, 2021
It totally wakes your skin up — not only does it appear softer and nourished, it just makes your skin look super bright and alive.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2019
Mama had already set up the dreaded frame of branches and there were strings of hide nearby that she would use to tie the skin up tight so that it could be worked.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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