- ˌrip sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
to tear something into small pieces
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ˌrip sth ˈup
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rip — [rɪp] verb ripped PTandPPX ripping PRESPARTX rip somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] informal to charge someone too much money for something, or sell someone a product that is faulty: • We all hate being ripped off. * * … Financial and business terms
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 — [rɪp] verb I 1) [I/T] to tear something quickly and with a lot of force, or to be torn in this way Stop pulling my shirt – it s going to rip.[/ex] Jodie ripped the letter open.[/ex] I ripped my jeans on a sharp nail.[/ex] 2) [T] to remove… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rip something off — informal steal they have ripped off $6.7 billion ■ copy; plagiarize the film is a shameless collection of ideas ripped off from other movies * * * ˌrip sthˈoff derived (info … Useful english dictionary
rip something up — tear something violently into small pieces so as to destroy it * * * ˌrip sthˈup derived to tear sth into small pieces • He ripped up the letter and threw it in the fire. Main entry: ↑ripderived … Useful english dictionary
rip the heart out of something — mainly journalism phrase to destroy or seriously damage something These changes will rip the heart out of the island’s economy. Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: rip * * * ˌtear/ˌrip the ˈheart out of sth … Useful english dictionary
rip at something — ˈrip at sth derived to attack sth violently, usually by tearing or cutting it • The bird ripped at its rival s throat with its beak. Main entry: ↑ripderived … Useful english dictionary
rip somebody apart shreds bits — rip sb/sth aˈpart/to ˈshreds/to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy sth; to criticize sb very strongly Main entry: ↑ripidiom … Useful english dictionary
rip something apart shreds bits — rip sb/sth aˈpart/to ˈshreds/to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy sth; to criticize sb very strongly Main entry: ↑ripidiom … Useful english dictionary
rip somebody to shreds bits — rip sb/sth aˈpart/to ˈshreds/to ˈbits, etc. idiom to destroy sth; to criticize sb very strongly Main entry: ↑ripidiom … Useful english dictionary
