tear a strip off someone
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Last night the honourable member for Miramar was going to tear a strip off the Minister of Works;[…]."
- "But before Debra went out the door behind her she proceeded to tear a strip off both Miguel and Anna Maria. Miguel ended up phoning Liz at home and tearing a strip off her for telling Debra to tell him off."
- "No doubt Mother tore a strip off him last night. She will never forgive him for turning away a suitor."
Usage
Inflected Forms
tears a strip off someone (present, singular)
tearing a strip off someone (participle, present)
tore a strip off someone (past)
torn a strip off someone (participle, past)
tear someone off a strip (alternative)
tear strips off someone (alternative)
Synonyms
excoriate
give someone a dressing-down
haul someone over the coals
rake over the coals
read someone the riot act
tell someone off