The anxious buyers tore into the wedding gowns on sale at the famous department store.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
tear into — (someone) to attack someone fiercely. He tore into the witness, calling him a liar. I saw a small boy tear into a much larger fellow who had taken his bike … New idioms dictionary
tear into — index attack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tear into — verb hit violently, as in an attack • Syn: ↑lam into, ↑lace into, ↑pitch into, ↑lay into • Hypernyms: ↑hit • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
tear into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tear into : present tense I/you/we/they tear into he/she/it tears into present participle tearing into past tense tore into past participle torn into 1) tear into someone/something to physically attack someone … English dictionary
tear into — PHRASAL VERB If you tear into someone, you criticize them very angrily and strongly. [INFORMAL] [V P n] I had a real row with him. I tore into him … English dictionary
tear into — phr verb Tear into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑flesh … Collocations dictionary
tear into someone — tear into (someone) to attack someone fiercely. He tore into the witness, calling him a liar. I saw a small boy tear into a much larger fellow who had taken his bike … New idioms dictionary
tear into — attack verbally. → tear … English new terms dictionary
tear into — {v. phr.} To attack vigorously, physically or verbally. * /The anxious buyers tore into the wedding gowns on sale at the famous department store./ See: RIP INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
tear into — {v. phr.} To attack vigorously, physically or verbally. * /The anxious buyers tore into the wedding gowns on sale at the famous department store./ See: RIP INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
