tear someone off a strip

A form of tear a strip off someone — To scold vigorously.

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Meanings

verbtear someone off a strip (third-person singular simple present tears someone off a strip, present participle tearing someone off a strip, simple past tore someone off a strip, past participle torn someone off a strip)

present singular third person tears someone off a strip · participle present tearing someone off a strip · past tore someone off a strip · participle past torn someone off a strip

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tear a strip off someone.
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MLA

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Chicago

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