Tear (one) a new one slang verb phrase
To criticize someone in an extremely aggressive and angry way
Journalists have torn many companies defying the environmental rules a new one.
She resigned from her job after the boss tore her a new one.
To scold someone severely or angrily
To speak to someone in an irritable manner
To criticize someone or something harshly.
To aggressively criticize someone.
1. To broaden or remove the dirt from a hole or empty space inside something solid with a reamer.
2. To upbraid someone.
The verb "tear" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this slang is not clear.
To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it
We love Tim but we all think that it's impossible he can make up leeway and win first place in the race.