phrasal
chiefly Britain : to bring an end (as to one's hopes or expectations : make continuation impossible
discovered that I bored her to tears, which tore it for me — H.A.Vachell
phrasal
chiefly Britain : to bring an end (as to one's hopes or expectations : make continuation impossible
discovered that I bored her to tears, which tore it for me — H.A.Vachell
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012