tear a strip off (someone)



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tear a strip off (someone)

To scold, upbraid, or rebuke someone very severely, as for an error or wrongdoing. The teacher really tore a strip off me for causing a disruption in class again.
See also: off, strip, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Glyn-Welsh
Antiope-Greek Mythology
Chevonne-Irish
Miloslava-Czech, Medieval Slavic
CeliaSEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)English, Spanish, Italian
ÉLisee-LEEZFrench