- tear someone up
- tv. to cause someone much grief. (See also tore (up).)□ I now this news will tear him up. CD The situation really tore up his father.
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tear someone up
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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 limb from limb — tear/rip/someone limb from limb phrase to violently attack or kill someone Thesaurus: to attack a person or objectsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: limb * * * violently dism … Useful english dictionary
tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. — tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily. → tear … English new terms dictionary
tear someone's heart out — tear someone’s heart out/tear at someone’s heart/literary phrase to make someone feel very sad or upset Thesaurus: to make someone feel sad or upsetsynonym Main entry: tear … Useful english dictionary
tear someone off a strip — ► tear someone off a strip (or tear a strip off someone) Brit. informal rebuke someone angrily. Main Entry: ↑tear … English terms dictionary
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 limb from limb — tear (someone) limb from limb to attack someone violently. I m sure if she got hold of the guy she d tear him limb from limb … New idioms 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 or something to pieces — tear (someone or something) to pieces see ↑tear, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑piece … 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
