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Move about in excited or angry haste, as in He tore around the house, looking for the dog. [Second half of 1700s]

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Yes, twice now weve heard him tear around like a bull in a china shop.
The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods|Quincy Allen
Some people, however, prefer a figured carpet in the dining-room on account of the wear and tear around the table.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste|Lucy Abbot Throop
We just set there and watched him rip and tear around till he drownded.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
You ought to see them tear around Chelton when they found everybody in the game had cleared out!
The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach|Margaret Penrose

She went in, and locked the door; and I went up to the lantern to see that all was right, and to swear and tear around a little.
The Blunders of a Bashful Man|Metta Victoria Fuller Victor