tear somebody limb from limb
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtear somebody limb from limbtear somebody limb from limbliteraryATTACK to attack someone in a very violent way → tearExamples from the Corpustear somebody limb from limb• Had she known, she'd have torn him limb from limb, bitten his sun-browned flesh till the blood flowed.• Garcia's opponents are angry enough to tear him limb from limb.• I thought he was going to tear me limb from limb.