to go on a tear
61tear 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 …
62tear at someone's heart — 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 …
63tear something open — phrase to open something such as an envelope or a parcel quickly by tearing the paper covering it Caroline tore the envelope open to see what was inside. Thesaurus: to tear something, or to be tornsynonym Main entry: tear …
64tear your hair out — tear/pull/your hair out informal phrase to feel very worried or very annoyed about something because you do not know what to do about it Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym …
65tear|down — tear down or tear|down «TAIR DOWN», noun. 1. the act or process of tearing down; destruction: »... a fast tear down of all trade boundaries (Maclean s). 2. U.S. a) the act or practice of demolishing a house in order to build a larger house in its …
66tear-down — or tear|down «TAIR DOWN», noun. 1. the act or process of tearing down; destruction: »... a fast tear down of all trade boundaries (Maclean s). 2. U.S. a) the act or practice of demolishing a house in order to build a larger house in its place. b) …
67tear´ful|ness — tear|ful «TIHR fuhl», adjective. 1. full of tears; weeping: »The tearful old man bid his son good by. 2. inclined to weep. 3. causing tears; very sad; pathetic: »Getting lost is a tearful experience for a young child. SYNONYM(S): mournful,… …
68tear´ful|ly — tear|ful «TIHR fuhl», adjective. 1. full of tears; weeping: »The tearful old man bid his son good by. 2. inclined to weep. 3. causing tears; very sad; pathetic: »Getting lost is a tearful experience for a young child. SYNONYM(S): mournful,… …
69tear|ful — «TIHR fuhl», adjective. 1. full of tears; weeping: »The tearful old man bid his son good by. 2. inclined to weep. 3. causing tears; very sad; pathetic: »Getting lost is a tearful experience for a young child. SYNONYM(S): mournful, melancholy …
70tear´less|ness — tear|less «TIHR lihs», adjective. 1. without tears; not crying. 2. dry, as the eyes. 3. Figurative. without emotion. –tear´less|ly, adverb. –tear´less|ness, noun …
