TEAR STH


Meaning of TEAR STH in English

up

to destroy a document, etc. by tearing it into pieces

SYN rip sth up :

She tore up all the letters he had sent her.

( figurative )

He accused the leader of tearing up the party's manifesto (= of ignoring it) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.