English Dictionary

tear someone a new one

verb

(euphemistic) To express great anger toward (a person) for some perceived offence or shortcoming; to castigate.

I'm going to tear someone a new one if they don't stop bothering me.

意味（1）

(euphemistic) To express great anger toward (a person) for some perceived offence or shortcoming; to castigate.

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'.