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21tear something to to bits — tear sb/sth aˈpart, to ˈshreds, to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy or defeat sb/sth completely or criticize them or it severely • We tore the other team apart in the second half. • The critics tore his last movie to shreds. Main entry: ↑tearidiom …
22tear the heart out of something — ˌtear/ˌrip the ˈheart out of sth idiom to destroy the most important part or aspect of sth • Closing the factory tore the heart out of the community. Main entry: ↑heartidiom …
23tear somebody off a strip — tear sb ˈoff a strip | tear a ˈstrip off sb idiom (BrE, informal) to speak angrily to sb who has done sth wrong Main entry: ↑tearidiom …
24tear a strip off somebody — tear sb ˈoff a strip | tear a ˈstrip off sb idiom (BrE, informal) to speak angrily to sb who has done sth wrong Main entry: ↑tearidiom …
25tear your hair (out) — tear your ˈhair (out) idiom (informal) to show that you are very angry or anxious about sth • She s keeping very calm anyone else would be tearing their hair out. Main entry: ↑tearidiom …
26tear something to ribbons — cut/tear etc something to ribbons phrase to cut/tear etc something very badly The curtains were torn to ribbons. Thesaurus: to tear something, or to be tornsynonym cutting, cuts and relating to cuttinghyponym to destroy or severely damage… …
27tear-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase tear off : part of a piece of paper intended to be removed by tearing usually along a marked line (as a row of dashes) * * * /tair awf , of /, adj. designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually… …
28tear (somebody) loose from somebody — break/cut/tear (sb/sth) ˈloose from sb/sth idiom to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc • The organization broke loose from its sponsors. • He cut himself loose from his family. Main entry: ↑looseidiom …
29tear (something) loose from somebody — break/cut/tear (sb/sth) ˈloose from sb/sth idiom to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc • The organization broke loose from its sponsors. • He cut himself loose from his family. Main entry: ↑looseidiom …
30tear (somebody) loose from something — break/cut/tear (sb/sth) ˈloose from sb/sth idiom to separate yourself or sb/sth from a group of people or their influence, etc • The organization broke loose from its sponsors. • He cut himself loose from his family. Main entry: ↑looseidiom …
