tear apart
/ˈtɛɚ əˈpɑɹt/ verb- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart. · She tore her ex-boyfriend’s clothes apart in fury.
- To destroy. · The bomb tore apart most of the town hall.
- To cause to separate suddenly or violently.
- To defeat overwhelmingly.
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