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Phrasal Verb: Tear away

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Tear away - Stop someone doing something unwillingly
Example:
I had to TEAR him AWAY from the office for dinner.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Tear away - Remove a surface violently
Example:
The roof was TORN AWAY in the hurricane.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 7 phrasal verbs with 'TEAR'

- Tear apart
- Tear at
- Tear away
- Tear down
- Tear into
- Tear off
- Tear up

 
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