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• tear somebody apart — ˌtear sbaˈpart/ˈup derived to make sb feel very unhappy or worried Syn: rip somebody apart • It tears me apart to think I might have hurt her feelings. • His distress tore me up inside. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tear 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• tear somebody apart shreds 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• tear somebody to shreds 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• tear somebody apart 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• tear somebody 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• tear somebody limb from limb — tear/rip sb ˌlimb from ˈlimb idiom (often humorous) to attack sb very violently Main entry: ↑limbidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• tear (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 …   Useful english dictionary

• tear (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 …   Useful english dictionary

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