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
RonaldRAHN-əldScottish, English
Haider-Arabic
Juanitahwah-NEE-tahSpanish
LucioLOO-cho (Italian)Italian, Spanish
Pollyannapahl-ee-AN-ə (English)Literature
Ayscue['eiskju:]