Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the correct idiom or phrase to complete the sentence.

My mother __________ for coming home late.

  1. stripped me off

  2. took a strip off me

  3. struck me off

  4. took a strike off me
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'To take a strip off someone' is an idiom meaning to scold, reprimand, or criticize them severely - often in a verbal beratement. When a mother 'takes a strip off' her child, she's giving them a strong verbal scolding for misbehavior (like coming home late). Option B 'took a strip off me' is the correct idiom form.

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