| 释义 |
tear someone off a strip tear someone off a stripTo scold, upbraid, or rebuke someone very severely, as for an error or wrongdoing. The teacher really tore me off a strip for causing a disruption in class again.See also: off, someone, strip, teartear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) rebuke someone angrily. informal This expression was originally RAF slang, first recorded in the 1940s.See also: off, someone, strip, teartear somebody ˈoff a strip, tear a ˈstrip off somebody (British English, informal) criticize somebody because you are angry about something they have said or done: The boss tore all the staff off a strip for using the Internet for personal matters during office hours.See also: off, somebody, strip, tear |