to be in a tearing hurry
1be in a tearing hurry — british informal phrase to be going somewhere or doing something very quickly, especially because you are late or do not have enough time Thesaurus: to hurry, or to make someone hurrysynonym Main entry: tear …
2(be in) a tearing hurry — (be in) a tearing ˈhurry/ˈrush idiom (especially BrE) (to be) in a very great hurry Main entry: ↑tearidiom …
3tearing — [Adj.] from tear. Hence tearing hurry Great hurry …
4tearing — 1. adjective very hasty a tearing hurry 2. noun a) The act by which something is torn; a laceration. Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle …
5tearing — [ tɛ:rɪŋ] adjective violent; extreme: a tearing hurry …
6tearing — /ˈtɛərɪŋ/ (say tairring) adjective extreme; violent: he s in a tearing hurry. {tear2 + ing2} …
7tearing — adj. extreme, overwhelming, violent (in a tearing hurry) …
8be in a tearing hurry — British informal to be going somewhere or doing something very quickly, especially because you are late or do not have enough time …
9hurry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, real, tearing (esp. BrE), terrible (esp. BrE) ▪ I was late for work and in a big hurry. PREPOSITION ▪ …
10tearing — adj. Tearing is used with these nouns: ↑hurry …
