tear-off
1 of 2noun
plural -s
: part of a piece of paper intended to be removed by tearing usually along a marked line (as a row of dashes)
tear off
2 of 2transitive verb
: to compose rapidly
tore off a whole play in three weeks
just in time to tear off a letter home
Word History
Etymology
Noun
from the phrase tear off
Transitive verb
tear entry 3
- get back to the basics
- get back to work
- get behind
- get behind the wheel
- get bent
- get better acquainted
- get bums on seats
- get busy
- get by
- get carried away
- get caught in a storm
- get cracking
- get dolled up
- get down
- get down (to)
- get down and dirty
- get down on one's (hands and) knees
- get down on one's hands and knees
- get down on one's knees
- get down to
- get down to (something)
- get down to brass tacks
- get down to business
- get down to something
- get down to the nitty-gritty