- tear someone/something to pieces
- tear (or rip) someone/something to piecescriticize someone or something harshly
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tear someone/something to pieces
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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/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 apart something — tear apart (someone/something) 1. to severely criticize someone or something. The critics tore apart his first novel, but he never gave up and finally achieved great success. His teachers tore him apart for cheating on the test. 2. to hurt… … New idioms dictionary
tear someone or something to pieces — tear (someone or something) to pieces see ↑tear, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑piece … Useful english dictionary
tear (or pull) someone/thing to pieces — criticize someone or something harshly. → piece … English new terms dictionary
tear someone or something up — tv. to rip omeone or something to pieces. □ The two drunks tore the bar up the best they could. CD The dog tore up the robber, and the robber sued … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rip something 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
tear — tear1 [ ter ] (past tense tore [ tɔr ] ; past participle torn [ tɔrn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull something so that it separates into pieces or gets a hole in it, or to become damaged in this way: RIP: It s made of very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tear — I UK [teə(r)] / US [ter] verb Word forms tear : present tense I/you/we/they tear he/she/it tears present participle tearing past tense tore UK [tɔː(r)] / US [tɔr] past participle torn UK [tɔː(r)n] / US [tɔrn] ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to … English dictionary
tear 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
