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Tear into   /tɛr ɪntˈu/   Listen
Tear into

verb
1.
Hit violently, as in an attack.  Synonyms: lace into, lam into, lay into, pitch into.






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"Tear into" Quotes from Famous Books



... the night of such a victory. Long before the curtain drew up, the house was filled with them, and several placards were exhibited, which the constables and friends of the managers strove, as usual, to tear into shreds. One of them, which met this fate, was inscribed, "Success to O.P.! A British jury for ever!" It was soon replaced by another of a similar purport. It is needless to detail the uproar that ensued; the jumping, the fighting, the roaring, ...
— Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Vol. I • Charles Mackay



Words linked to "Tear into" :   hit



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