tear strips off someone

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

Meanings

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tear a strip off someone.
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