tear into
Example Sentences
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After photos hit the wires showing construction equipment at the White House, tearing into the East Wing, critics lamented the lost quarters of the social secretary and the calligraphy office.
It’s hard to imagine Congressman Gill objecting to someone tearing into a brisket sandwich at a backyard cookout.
From Salon
"As I got that phone call, it was like my heart just got ripped in half straight away and slowly along the drive it was tearing into smaller pieces," he said.
From BBC
“For the prosecutor to argue against his own attorneys, they put their blood, sweat and tears into this case ... they got a felony guilty verdict.”
From Los Angeles Times
For Waters, humor is the ultimate weapon, and he wields it with irreverent goodwill, mocking himself first before tearing into anyone else.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
