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Meanings of tear into in English

Hit violently, as in an attack.

Usage of tear into in English
1
As for him, he would love the chance to tear into Bartomeu.
The Guardian
2
He'd just started to tear into me again when the telephone rang.
Hell hath no fury
3
She saw that he brushed more than one tear into the waves.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
4
She just shoved him aside and bent to tear into the reindeer.
Promise of the wolves: a novel
5
He saw them tear into the four men, saw the wounds burst open.
Phantoms
6
I hit an immediate problem as my teeth tear into the first doughnut.
The Guardian
7
She thought about the way Boyd Gates would tear into her on cross-examination.
By reason of insanity
8
She wanted the lot of them to tear into one another.
Ink Exchange
9
Then, with its 20mm gun, it began to tear into the wood-and-stucco building.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
10
Pull the meat off the bone and tear into bite-size chunks.
Cooking for friends
11
Slice the orange into thin rounds, then tear into small pieces.
The Guardian
12
We can't remain cowering here, letting them tear into us piece by piece.
Envoy
13
Normally you can expect opposition TDs to tear into the Government with pent-up vigour.
The Irish Times
14
Sheffield United were preparing to tear into Nottingham Forest's 10 men at Bramall Lane.
The Guardian
15
Anybody would think you were a fireman the way you tear into those pants.
The Circus Boys on the Plains; Or, The Young Advance Agents Ahea...
16
Wet a newspaper, tear into small pieces and spread on the rug or carpet.
Things Mother Used to Make / A Collection of Old Time Recipes, S...
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
Common