2hide noun
plural hides [count] 1 : the skin of a usually large animal
▪ cattle hides 2 informal — used to talk about protecting or saving yourself or someone else from harm ▪ He betrayed his friend to protect his own hide. [=to protect himself] ▪ Thanks for helping me out—you really saved my hide! [=kept me from being harmed; saved me] 3 chiefly Brit : 3blind 2
▪ cattle hides
hide or hair or hide nor hair
informal : any sign of a particular person or thing
▪ He hasn't seen hide or hair of his son [=hasn't seen his son at all] since he went off to college. ▪ We haven't seen hide nor hair of a gas station.
▪ He hasn't seen hide or hair of his son [=hasn't seen his son at all] since he went off to college. ▪ We haven't seen hide nor hair of a gas station.
tan someone's hide
informal + old-fashioned : to beat or whip (someone) very badly
▪ He threatened to tan my hide if I didn't do what he told me to do.
▪ He threatened to tan my hide if I didn't do what he told me to do.
