tore someone a new asshole
Brutally chewed out
To tear someone a new asshole is to berate or criticize them with extreme severity—a verbal assault so harsh it figuratively rips them open.
The expression is vulgar but vivid: The coach tore him a new asshole after that fumble.
Sometimes shortened to tore someone a new one.
- chew outReprimand severely
- chastiseReprimand severely for wrongdoing
- rip intoAttack with harsh words
- excoriateSeverely criticize or censure
- lay intoCriticize or strike harshly
read the riot act · lambaste · give an earful · rebuke · scold · take to task · lose one's cool · tear into · go off on · berate · admonish · upbraid · reprimand · savage · condemn · rake over the coals · vitriolic · rage
tore someone a new assholelet off the hook
handled with kid gloves · let slide · cut some slack · soft-pedaled · tiptoed around
tore someone a new assholecomplimented
Offered kind remarks
commended · lauded · applauded · congratulated · extolled