- tear someone off a strip
- ► tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily.Main Entry: ↑tear
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tear someone off a strip — tear someone off a strip/tear a strip off someone/british informal phrase to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
tear someone off a strip — tear (someone) off a strip British, informal, British & Australian, informal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. He tore her off a strip for being late … New idioms dictionary
tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. — tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily. → tear … English new terms dictionary
tear off a strip — tear (someone) off a strip (or tear a strip off (someone)) Brit informal : to talk angrily to (someone who has done something wrong) His dad tore him off a strip for denting the car. • • • Main Entry: ↑strip tear (someone) off a strip see ↑strip … Useful english dictionary
tear off a strip — tear (someone) off a strip British, informal, British & Australian, informal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. He tore her off a strip for being late … New idioms dictionary
off a strip — (informal) To reprimand (someone) ● tear … Useful english dictionary
tear — Ⅰ. tear [1] ► VERB (past tore; past part. torn) 1) rip a hole or split in. 2) (usu. tear up) pull or rip apart or to pieces. 3) damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it. 4) (usu … English terms dictionary
tear a strip off someone — tear someone off a strip/tear a strip off someone/british informal phrase to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
tear a strip off someone — ► tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily. Main Entry: ↑tear … English terms dictionary
tear — I UK [teə(r)] / US [ter] verb Word forms tear : present tense I/you/we/they tear he/she/it tears present participle tearing past tense tore UK [tɔː(r)] / US [tɔr] past participle torn UK [tɔː(r)n] / US [tɔrn] ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to … English dictionary
