tear someone a new one
tear (one) a new one
slang To criticize, berate, or upbraid one in an extremely belligerent and angry manner. Oh man, the boss is going to tear me a new one when he finds out what happened! I hope the government tears that company a new one for what they did.
See also: new, one, tear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tear someone a new one
verbSee tear someone a new asshole
See also: new, one, someone, tear
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- as one man
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- cooking for one
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