peeling potatoes
Removing potato skins
Peeling potatoes is removing the skin from potatoes, typically with a knife or vegetable peeler.
The phrase often stands in for tedious, low-skill manual labor: He got caught sneaking out and spent the weekend peeling potatoes.
In military contexts, it's the archetypal punishment detail—KP duty at its most monotonous.
- skinBody's outer layer
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- paring knifeSmall-bladed kitchen tool
- scrapingRubbing away material
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
eyes · brown · water · sink · kitchen sink · bowl · colander · hands · wet · slippery · mundane · kitchen · prep · chore · KP duty · busy work · spud · root
- drudgerychores, housework, grunt work, busywork, drudgery
- military dutiesguard duty, sentry duty, patrol, combat duty, active duty
- military labormarching, drilling, guard duty, patrol, trench digging
task engagement/activity level
peeling potatoessitting idle
doing nothing · relaxing · lounging · twiddling thumbs · taking a break
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