tear someone a new one

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To express great anger toward (a person) for some perceived offence or shortcoming; to castigate. euphemistic
    — Brian, Katie's step-father, had been in the office for over an hour, and Estella, who taught in the class below, had been hard pressed to stop her students from muttering and giggling at the low boom and roar of Mr Morris's voice as he, in the parlance of the day, 'Tore Ben a new one'.

词形变化

tears someone a new one present,singular,third-person tearing someone a new one participle,present tore someone a new one past torn someone a new one participle,past

词源

Euphemism, for tear someone a new asshole.
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