tear into
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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From the road, it can be identified only from its logo: an illuminati eye nestled into a pyramid, which sheds a tear into a river that vanishes into the horizon.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
We do get to see boss Pep Guardiola tear into the team a couple of times during a winter dip in form, but this is otherwise a story of fraternal harmony.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Kind servers make sure you put on the plastic gloves provided to keep the messiness level of using your hands to tear into all the goodness a manageable one.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Only when he was escorted off did she tear into him for trying to impede her freedom of expression, saying, “Thank you for being here.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
I take the bread from her and eat a bite, then tear into the rest so hungrily I forget to give some to Manchee.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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