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
Hema-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada
XzavierZAY-vee-ər, ZAY-vyər, ig-ZAY-vee-ərEnglish (Modern)
Nethaniahneth-ə-NIE-ə (English)Biblical
Kiril-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Mccray[mə'krei]
MelİK-Turkish