tear into
/ (tɛə) /
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verb
(intr, preposition) informal to attack vigorously and damagingly
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Words nearby tear into
teardrop, tear duct, tearful, tear gas, tearing, tear into, tear it, tearjerker, tearless, tear-off, tear one's hair
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tear into
see rip into.
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