to tear to pieces

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• tear to pieces — index extirpate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• tear to pieces/shreds — tear (someone or something) to pieces/shreds : to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way They tore my idea to pieces. The actress was torn to shreds in the press. see also ↑tear 1 (above), 1 • • • Mai …   Useful english dictionary

• tear to pieces — tear (someone or something) to pieces see ↑tear, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑piece …   Useful english dictionary

• tear to pieces — ► tear (or pull) to pieces criticize harshly. Main Entry: ↑piece …   English terms dictionary

• tear to pieces — 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 asunder — tear to pieces, rip apart …   English contemporary 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 up — {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. * /The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe./ * /Mother tore up the carpeting in the living room and had a new rug put in./ 2. To tear into pieces. * /Mary tore… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tear up — {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. * /The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe./ * /Mother tore up the carpeting in the living room and had a new rug put in./ 2. To tear into pieces. * /Mary tore… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tear\ up — v 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe. Mother tore up the carpeting in the living room and had a new rug put in. 2. To tear into pieces. Mary tore up the old… …   Словарь американских идиом

• tear up — verb a) To tear into pieces. The student tore up his test after he found out his mark of 20%. b) To damage. The lacrosse practice really tore up the field …   Wiktionary