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tear into

British  
/ tɛə /

verb

  1. informal (intr, preposition) to attack vigorously and damagingly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
tear into Idioms  

  1. see rip into.

Example Sentences

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Called I know, You're Not Mine - Jag vet, du är inte min - it is currently top of the Spotify playlist of Sweden's most popular songs.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Sweden's chart ban on Jag vet, du är inte min is tougher than the approach taken by international organisations like Billboard, regarded as the world authority on music rankings.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

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