Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tore someone a new one

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
tore -some-one a new one
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of tear someone a new one

Questions

What does tore someone a new one mean?
simple past of tear someone a new one

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