tear up

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to rip something into small pieces

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   tear something up / tear up something

   Usage: A noun object may follow up or come between the verb and particle. Put a personal pronoun between them: tear it up.

   He decided to tear up the damaged poster instead of hanging it.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   He decided to tear up the damaged poster instead of hanging it.

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