tearsomethingup
phrasal verbwithtearverbuk/teər/us/ter/tore|torn
(PAPER)
C1
totearpaperinto a lot ofsmallpieces:
Hetoretheletterup andthrewit away.
- Shetoreup hisletterinfrontof hisface.
- Iaccidentallytoreup thecardocuments.
- Therabbitstoreup all thenewspaperwe put intheirhutch.
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- teardown
- torn
(AGREEMENT)
If youtearup anagreement, yourefusetoacceptit or becontrolledby it any more:
Shetoreup thecontractandwalkedout.
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- abnegation
- bar
- batsomething/someoneaway
- blow(something)out
- brush
- disown
- jettison
- laugh
- miss a chance/opportunityidiom
- punt onsomething
- quit
- quit onsomeone
- react
- react againstsomething
- repudiate
- resistant
- spurn
- turnyournose upidiom
- unclaimed