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

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tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.Rate 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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come apartto break, separate.Rate it:

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fall apartTo break into pieces through being in a dilapidated state.Rate it:

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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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take apartTo dismantle something into it's component pieces.Rate it:

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fall apartTo be emotionally in crisis.Rate it:

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take apartTo move someone away from others to be able to talk to, or give them something in private.Rate it:

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take apartTo criticise someone.Rate it:

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tell apartTo be able to know the difference between things; to distinguish.Rate it:

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

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come apart at the seamsLose self-control or become extremely upset due to some news, person or an eventRate it:

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drift apartTo lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.Rate it:

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grow apartTo gradually become estranged.Rate it:

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pick apartTo overcome by skilled execution.Rate it:

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pick apartTo review or analyse in great detail(idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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pick apartTo criticise (especially small details).Rate it:

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

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poles apartTotally opposite.Rate it:

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set apartTo select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.Rate it:

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set apartUsed other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.Rate it:

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set apartTo distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).Rate it:

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take apartTo soundly defeat someone, or a team.Rate it:

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worlds apartVastly different.Rate it:

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split upcause to come apart, separate or splitRate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

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spread outBecome further apart.Rate it:

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