- tear someone or something up
- tv. to rip omeone or something to pieces.□ The two drunks tore the bar up the best they could. CD The dog tore up the robber, and the robber sued.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
tear someone or something up
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tear someone or something to pieces/shreds — tear (someone or something) to pieces/shreds : to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way They tore my idea to pieces. The actress was torn to shreds in the press. see also ↑tear 1 (above), 1 • • • Mai … Useful english dictionary
tear someone or something to pieces — tear (someone or something) to pieces see ↑tear, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑piece … Useful english dictionary
tear someone or something apart — tv. to riticize someone or something severely. □ I was late, and the boss tore me apart. □ I thought my paper was good, but the prof tore it apart … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tear someone off a strip — tear someone off a strip/tear a strip off someone/british informal phrase to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
tear someone/something to shreds — (or pieces) informal criticize someone or something forcefully or aggressively a defense counsel would tear his evidence to shreds … Useful english dictionary
tear someone/something to pieces — tear (or rip) someone/something to pieces criticize someone or something harshly … Useful english dictionary
tear someone off a strip — tear (someone) off a strip British, informal, British & Australian, informal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. He tore her off a strip for being late … New idioms dictionary
tear away from something — tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be… … New idioms dictionary
tear someone/something apart — 1) destroy something, esp. good relations between people a bloody civil war had torn the country apart 2) upset someone greatly stop crying it s tearing me apart 3) search a place thoroughly I ll help you find it; I ll tear your house apart if I… … Useful english dictionary
tear loose (from someone or something) — [ter...] in. to manage to break away from someone or something. □ The quarterback tore loose and ran twenty yards for a first down. □ Barlowe tore loose from Rocko and made for the door … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
