tear something apart

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌtear sthaˈpart derived
1. to destroy sth violently, especially by pulling it to pieces
•The dogs tore the fox apart.
2. to make people in a country, an organization or other place fight or argue with each other
•Racial strife is tearing our country apart.
3. to search a place, making it look untidy and causing damage
•They tore the room apart, looking for money.
Syn: rip something apart
Main entry: ↑tear_derived