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tear apart — (someone/something) 1. to severely criticize someone or something. The critics tore apart his first novel, but he never gave up and finally achieved great success. His teachers tore him apart for cheating on the test. 2. to hurt someone or… … New idioms dictionary
tear apart — index disjoint, mutilate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tear apart — verb express a totally negative opinion of (Freq. 1) The critics panned the performance • Syn: ↑pan, ↑trash • Hypernyms: ↑disparage, ↑belittle, ↑pick at … Useful english dictionary
tear apart — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tear apart : present tense I/you/we/they tear apart he/she/it tears apart present participle tearing apart past tense tore apart past participle torn apart 1) to make someone feel very sad, upset, or worried… … English dictionary
tear apart someone — tear apart (someone/something) 1. to severely criticize someone or something. The critics tore apart his first novel, but he never gave up and finally achieved great success. His teachers tore him apart for cheating on the test. 2. to hurt… … New idioms dictionary
tear apart something — tear apart (someone/something) 1. to severely criticize someone or something. The critics tore apart his first novel, but he never gave up and finally achieved great success. His teachers tore him apart for cheating on the test. 2. to hurt… … New idioms dictionary
tear apart — Synonyms and related words: atomize, break to pieces, carp, catch at straws, cavil, cleave, cut up, defoliate, demolish, denude, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dismember, draw and quarter, fault find, find fault, flay, fragment, lacerate,… … Moby Thesaurus
tear apart — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something tears people apart, it causes them to quarrel or to leave each other. [V n P] The quarrel tore the party apart... [V n P] War and revolution have torn families apart. 2) PHRASAL VERB If something tears you apart, it… … English dictionary
Tear-apart label — Отрывная этикетка … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
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
