English Dictionary

tear someone a new one

動詞

婉語

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

日本語の意味

非常に激しく叱責すること。相手の短所や誤りに対して容赦なく厳しく非難することを意味する。 / 激怒して相手を責める、強い言葉でけなすこと。

When the contractor missed the deadline and ruined our launch, the CEO promised to tear someone a new one.

請負業者が締め切りを守らず私たちのローンチを台無しにしたとき、CEOは責任者をこっぴどく叱りつけると約束した。

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'.

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 ）