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
Thecla-Dutch (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
MaddieMAD-eeEnglish
Alejandraah-le-KHAHN-drahSpanish
Sosruko-Caucasian Mythology
NgỌC-Vietnamese
NormNORMEnglish