tear off a strip

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tear somebody off a strip (British informal) also tear a strip off somebody (British & Australian informal)

to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong He tore her off a strip for being late.

See pull hair out, tear at heartstrings

See also: strip, tear

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The general practice was to tear off a strip of white cloth from a "rag-bag"; tear or cut a portion of the strip down the middle to provide two ends for tying; then laboriously wrap the bandage around the injury and tie a knot. BAND-AID Brand adhesive bandages celebrate 75 years of protection by Business Wire			teacher teacher's pet teacup team team player team up teapot tear tear a place apart tear across tear along tear apart tear around tear at tear at heartstrings tear away tear down tear from tear hair tear heart out tear into tear into some place tear limb from limb tear loose tear off tear off a strip tear on tear out tear out of tear to pieces tear up tease tease about tease into doing tease out tease out of tee tee off teed teed off teem with teeth teething teething problems teething troubles telegraph telegraph punches telephone telephone in telescope into tell			tear hair tear hair out tear hair out tear hair out tear hair out tear hair out tear heart out tear into tear into tear into tear into tear into tear into some place Tear it Down Tear it Down Tear jerker tear layer tear limb from limb tear limb from limb tear limb from limb tear limb from limb tear line tear loose tear loose tear meniscus tear off tear off tear off tear off tear off tear off a strip tear on tear oneself away tear out tear out tear out tear out of tear prism tear pumping tear sac tear sac tear secretion tear sheet tear sheet Tear Sheet Server Tear sheets Tear sheets tear stone tear strength tear to pieces tear to pieces tear to pieces tear to pieces tear to pieces tear to pieces tear to ribbons tear to ribbons tear to ribbons tear to shreds tear to shreds tear to shreds

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