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skin the lamb
Verb
archaic
slang
Japanese Meaning
（賭博の俗語・時代遅れの表現）ブックメーカーが、誰も勝者に賭けなかった場合に、全ての賭け金を勝ち取ること、すなわち完全勝利を収めることを意味する。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(slang, archaic, gambling) Of a bookmaker: to win all of his bets, in the case where nobody backed the winner.
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skin the lamb
The crooked bookmaker managed to skin the lamb when the outsider won and nobody had backed the winner, so he kept every stake without paying out.
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The crooked bookmaker managed to skin the lamb when the outsider won and nobody had backed the winner, so he kept every stake without paying out.
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