- ˌtear sb aˈpart
- phrasal verb
to make someone feel very sad, upset, or worried
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ˌtear sb aˈpart
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ˌtear sth aˈpart — phrasal verb to damage or destroy something completely by breaking it into pieces The building was torn apart by the explosion.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tear assunder — index part (separate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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tear — Ⅰ. tear [1] ► VERB (past tore; past part. torn) 1) rip a hole or split in. 2) (usu. tear up) pull or rip apart or to pieces. 3) damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it. 4) (usu … English terms dictionary
tear — vb Tear, rip, rend, split, cleave, rive can all mean to separate forcibly one part of a continuous material or substance from another, or one object from another with which it is closely and firmly associated. Tear implies pulling apart or away… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
part — I (place) noun area, division, locale, location, premises, purlieus, quarter, room, section, site, spot associated concepts: part in a courthouse II (portion) noun allocation, allowance, amount, bit, chip, chunk, collop, component, constituent,… … Law dictionary
part# — part n Part, portion, piece, detail, member, division, section, segment, sector, fraction, fragment, parcel are comparable when they mean something which is less than the whole but which actually is or is considered as if apart from the rest of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
part — [n1] piece, portion of something allotment, any, apportionment, articulation, atom, bit, bite, branch, chip, chunk, component, constituent, cut, department, detail, division, element, extra, factor, fraction, fragment, helping, hunk, ingredient,… … New thesaurus
tear oneself away — index part (leave) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
