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tear awayTo remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.Rate it:

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tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.Rate it:

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tear downTo demolishRate it:

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tear upTo shed tears.Rate it:

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a tear jerkerA movie, book or story that is sad and causes one to cry.Rate it:

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on a tearBinge drinking; Engaged in a bout of heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages; on a bender.Rate it:

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on a tearIn or into a protracted state of agitation, fury, or zeal.Rate it:

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on a tearEngaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with favorable results.Rate it:

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shed a tearTo have a tear released, to cry (due to sadness)Rate it:

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tear a strip off somebodyTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

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tear a strip off someoneTo scold vigorously.Rate it:

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tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.Rate it:

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tear alongTo break something into two pieces by separating at a line of perforations.Rate it:

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tear apartUsed other than as an idiom: see tear, apart.Rate it:

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tear apartto destroyRate it:

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tear apartto cause to separateRate it:

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tear apartto severely defeatRate it:

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tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.Rate it:

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tear offTo leave or depart rapidly.Rate it:

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tear offTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.Rate it:

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tear one's hair outTo react with extreme agitation.Rate it:

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tear outTo remove by tearing.Rate it:

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tear upTo tear into pieces.Rate it:

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tear upTo damage.Rate it:

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tear upOr against.Rate it:

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dry eyeKeratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.Rate it:

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déchirer quelqu'un à belles dentsTo criticise some one mercilessly; To tear a person’s reputation to shreds.Rate it:

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go to town onTo devour or consume; to enthusiastically or assiduously work on; to tear into.Rate it:

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gut a buildingRemove, demolish, strip, rip-out. Tear-up, disconnect, eradicate.Rate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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rip uptear into small piecesRate it:

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rip uptear apartRate it:

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rip uptear to piecesRate it:

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rip uptear into piecesRate it:

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