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tear someone a new one
tear someone a new one
synonyms
tear someone a new asshole
rip someone a new one
rip someone a new asshole
haul someone over the coals
tell someone off
give someone a dressing down
read someone the riot act
pull someone over the coals
scold
tear a strip off someone
give someone a telling off
rake someone over the coals
berate
crucify
haul someone over the coals
vituperate
get stuck into
fume
splutter
rage
rip into
annoy
rouse
take it out on
pelt
offend
pull up
tell off
jaw
burn up
impugn
chide
fustigate
let someone have it
take apart
chafe
put down
blast
denounce
condemn
worry
come down on
trounce
drub
whip
irritate
provoke
scorch
lambaste
bait
tear someone a new one
definitions
verb
To express great anger toward (a person) for some perceived offence or shortcoming; to castigate.