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tear sth up
Ⅰ tear sth up (AGREEMENT) — phrasal verb with tear /teər/ aep /ter/ verb (tore, torn) ► F0 If you tear up an agreement, you refuse to accept it or be controlled by it any more: » She tore up the contract and walked out.Thesaurus+: ↑Refusing and rejecting
Ⅱ tear sth up (PAPER) — phrasal verb with tear /teər/ aep /ter/ verb (tore, torn) ► C1 to tear paper into a lot of small pieces: » He tore the letter up and threw it away.Thesaurus+: ↑Tearing and breaking into pieces• • • Extra Examples:» She tore up his letter in front of his face.» I accidentally tore up the car documents.» The rabbits tore up all the newspaper we put in their hutch. |