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Definition of tear a new one
tear a new one
verb - transitive
- to verbally attack someone; "rip (one) a new asshole".
My boss really tore me a new one after I lost the client.
Citation from "Baby Monitor", Raising Hope (TV), Season 1 Episode 21 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 03 2010.
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