tear apart

1. (transitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.

   She tore her ex-boyfriend’s clothes apart in fury.

2. (transitive)To destroy.

   The bomb tore apart most of the town hall.

3. (transitive)To cause to separate suddenly or violently.

4. (figuratively, transitive)To defeat overwhelmingly.

1. We can't let this tear us apart.

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2. That's what tore our family apart.

   deEbendas hat unsere Familie auseinandergerissen. — Waldelfe

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3. I can tear you apart with my bare hands.

   deIch kann dich mit meinen bloßen Händen zerreißen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. He tore the book apart.

   ruОн разорвал книгу. — marafon

   deEr zerriss das Buch. — User4473

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5. Tom tore the book apart.

   deTom zerriss das Buch. — wolfgangth

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irregular · Lesson

• tear offвідірвати, відірватисяTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
• tear outприбрати, видалитиTo remove by tearing.
• tear awayвідірватися, відірватиTo remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed.
• tear upTo tear into pieces.
• tear downTo demolish.
• tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
• tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.
• tear apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.