| 释义 |
(redirected from tear him 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. tear 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. tear 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. |