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Jimmy Hung
2021-10-18 10:10
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.
The verb "tear" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The expression was originally from Royal Air Force slang, and it was first recorded in the 1940s.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
