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
Najwa-Arabic
IwoEE-vawPolish
Peigi-Scottish
Iokua-Hawaiian
LunedLIN-ed (Welsh)Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Sabeen-Urdu