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• tear someone limb from limb — tear/rip/someone limb from limb phrase to violently attack or kill someone Thesaurus: to attack a person or objectsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: limb * * * violently dism …   Useful english dictionary

• tear someone limb from limb — tear (someone) limb from limb to attack someone violently. I m sure if she got hold of the guy she d tear him limb from limb …   New idioms dictionary

• tear somebody limb from limb — tear/rip sb ˌlimb from ˈlimb idiom (often humorous) to attack sb very violently Main entry: ↑limbidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• tear someone limb from limb — violently dismember someone. → limb …   English new terms dictionary

• tear limb from limb — tear (someone) limb from limb : to attack or kill (someone) in a very violent way The angry mob would have torn him limb from limb if the police hadn t protected him. • • • Main Entry: ↑limb tear (someone) limb from limb see ↑limb • • • …   Useful english dictionary

• tear limb from limb — tear (someone) limb from limb to attack someone violently. I m sure if she got hold of the guy she d tear him limb from limb …   New idioms dictionary

• limb — [lım] n [: Old English; Origin: lim] 1.) out on a limb alone and without help or support ▪ All the other countries signed the agreement, leaving Britain out on a limb. ▪ He d gone out on a limb (=taken a risk) to help us. 2.) an arm or leg 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tear — tear1 [ ter ] (past tense tore [ tɔr ] ; past participle torn [ tɔrn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull something so that it separates into pieces or gets a hole in it, or to become damaged in this way: RIP: It s made of very… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry, bitter, emotional ▪ There were angry tears in Lily s eyes. ▪ happy ▪ burning, f …   Collocations dictionary