Tears a strip off somebody In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "tears a strip off somebody", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-03-14 08:03

Meaning of Tears a strip off somebody (redirected from tear somebody off a strip/tear a strip off somebody )

Synonyms:

rake someone over the coals , tell someone off , give someone a dressing-down

Tear somebody off a strip/tear a strip off somebody British informal verb phrase

If you tear a strip off someone or tear them off a strip, you scold or criticize someone severely for doing something wrong.

Her parents tore a strip off her because she got home late last night.

My manager tears me off a strip for coming to work late.

My boss would tear me off a strip, if I lost this contract.

Grammar and Usage of Tear somebody off a strip/tear a strip off somebody

Verb Forms

  • tears somebody off a strip
  • tore somebody off a strip
  • torn somebody off a strip

The verb "tear" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Tear somebody off a strip/tear a strip off somebody

A dictionary of RAF slang. (Image Source: PenguinBook)

The expression was originally from Royal Air Force slang, and it was first recorded in the 1940s.

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