on the raw

adv

Definitions

  1. On exposed flesh

    On exposed flesh; (chiefly figuratively), in such a way as to affect someone deeply or in a sensitive area.

    • He was developing a sense of humour, and found that he had a knack of saying bitter things, which caught people on the raw […].
    • What got 'im on the raw was Tommy Hogarth going against 'im in that business.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for on the raw. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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