Phrasal Verb: Tear away

Phrasal Verb: Tear away


Meaning: Stop someone doing something unwillingly

Example: I had to TEAR him AWAY from the office for dinner.

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Phrasal Verb: Tear away


Meaning: Remove a surface violently

Example: The roof was TORN AWAY in the hurricane.

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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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