tear strips off someone
tear strips off someone is the alternative form of tear a strip off someone.
Meaning of tear a strip off someone
Verb
tear a strip off someone (third-person singular simple present tears a strip off someone, present participle tearing a strip off someone, simple past tore a strip off someone, past participle torn a strip off someone)
- To scold vigorously.
- Last night the honourable member for Miramar was going to tear a strip off the Minister of Works;[…].1952, New Zealand Parliament, Parliamentary Debates, volume 295, page 116
- Synonyms:
- excoriate, give someone a dressing-down, haul someone over the coals, rake over the coals, read someone the riot act, tell someone off
Forms of tear strips off someone
| third-person singular present | tears strips off someone |
|---|---|
| present participle | tearing strips off someone |
| past | tore strips off someone |
| past participle | torn strips off someone |
Questions about tear strips off someone
- What is tear strips off someone the alternative form of?
- Tear strips off someone is the alternative form of tear a strip off someone.
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