rip sth up
— phrasal verb with rip uk/rɪp/us/rɪp/verb -pp-
to tear something into small pieces:
She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragment
- fragmented
- fray
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
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