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• rip into somebody with something — ˌrip ˈinto sb (for/with sth) derived to criticize sb and tell them that you are very angry with them Main entry: ↑ripderived …   Useful english dictionary

• rip into somebody for something — ˌrip ˈinto sb (for/with sth) derived to criticize sb and tell them that you are very angry with them Main entry: ↑ripderived …   Useful english dictionary

• rip through somebody — ˌrip ˈinto/ˈthrough sb/sth derived to go very quickly and violently into or through sb/sth • A bullet ripped into his shoulder. • An explosion ripped through their home. Main entry: ↑ripderived …   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 up — verb tear into shreds • Syn: ↑shred, ↑tear up • Derivationally related forms: ↑shredder (for: ↑shred), ↑shred (for: ↑shred) …   Useful english dictionary

• tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• piece — piece1 W1S1 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part)¦ 3¦(single item)¦ 4¦(small amount)¦ 5¦(land)¦ 6 fall to pieces 7 go to pieces 8 smash/rip/tear something to pieces 9 pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• R.E.M. — Infobox musical artist Name = R.E.M. Img capt = R.E.M. in concert in Padova, Italy, July 22, 2003. From left to right: Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, touring drummer Bill Rieflin, and Peter Buck. Landscape = yes Background = group or band Years… …   Wikipedia

• Booster Gold — This article is about the character. For the title he appears in, see Booster Gold (comic book). Booster Gold Michael Jon Carter as Booster Gold from Countdown to Infinite Crisis. Art by Ed Benes …   Wikipedia

• let — let1 W1S1 [let] v past tense and past participle let present participle letting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(allow)¦ 2¦(not stop something happening)¦ 3 let go 4 let somebody go 5¦(suggest/offer)¦ 6 let s see 7 let me think …   Dictionary of contemporary English