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rip someone to pieces — pull/rip/tear etc/ someone/something/to pieces phrase to criticize someone or something severely Every suggestion was pulled to pieces by the committee. Thesaurus: to criticize strongly … Useful english dictionary
rip something up — tear something violently into small pieces so as to destroy it * * * ˌrip sthˈup derived to tear sth into small pieces • He ripped up the letter and threw it in the fire. Main entry: ↑ripderived … Useful english dictionary
rip something up — tear something into small pieces. → rip … English new terms dictionary
tear someone/something to pieces — tear (or rip) someone/something to pieces criticize someone or something harshly … Useful english dictionary
rip apart — ˌrip a ˈpart [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rip apart he/she/it rips apart present participle ripping apart past tense ripped apart … Useful english dictionary
rip — rip1 [rıp] v past tense and past participle ripped present participle ripping [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Flemish rippen to tear off roughly ] 1.) [I and T] to tear something or be torn quickly and violently ▪ Her clothes had all been … Dictionary of contemporary English
rip — rip1 [ rıp ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to tear something quickly and with a lot of force: Jodie ripped the letter open. Stop pulling my shirt you ll rip it. rip something to shreds (=destroy something completely by tearing it): Her skirt was ripped … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rip — rip1 verb (rips, ripping, ripped) 1》 tear or pull forcibly away from something or someone. ↘tear. ↘(rip something up) tear something into small pieces. 2》 move forcefully and rapidly. 3》 (rip into) informal make a vehement verbal attack… … English new terms dictionary
rip up — verb tear into shreds • Syn: ↑shred, ↑tear up • Derivationally related forms: ↑shredder (for: ↑shred), ↑shred (for: ↑shred) … Useful english dictionary
rip up — PHRASAL VERB If you rip something up, you tear it into small pieces. [V P n (not pron)] If we wrote I think he would rip up the letter... [V n P] She took every photograph of me that was in our house and ripped it up. Syn … English dictionary
