tear to pieces

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tear to pieces

verb tears to pieces · tearing to pieces · tore to pieces · torn to pieces

  1. figuratively, sometimes To tear apart.

    Similar: take to pieces, pick to pieces, rip to pieces, pull to pieces, tear to shreds

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verb to rip apart

Françaismettre en pièces, tailler en pièces

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@misc{tear_to_pieces_2026,
  title = {tear to pieces},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tear%20to%20pieces},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}