tear up | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive)To tear into pieces.The studenttore uphis test after he found out his mark of 20%.; (transitive,figurative)To cancel or annul, or to cause the cancellation or annulment of (e.g. an agreement or contract).I finally persuaded the landlord totear upthe lease and move to a month-by-month rental.; (transitive,idiomatic)To damage.The lacrosse practice reallytore upthe field.1994, Virginia Satir, James Stachowiak, Harvey A. Taschman,Helping Families to Change,→ISBN, page243:You talk about the same thing but from different points of view. He is saying, "Didn't hurt the car much." You're saying "He'stearing upthe car and we're having to make payments on it."2012, Scotty Rae Hettinger,5/22: Stories of Survival, Stories of Faith,→ISBN, page231:We were making a joke about him nottearing it up; because the first person that puts a dent in it is going to get in trouble.; (transitive,idiomatic)To succeed dramatically in (an area of endeavor) or against.In his first year, his hittingtore upthe league's opposing pitchers.2012May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, inThe Onion AV Club‎[1]:Taking advantage of her haughty obliviousness—Faris is every bit Margaret Dumont to Baron Cohen’s Groucho—Aladeen conspires to seize power back andtear upthe new constitution before it’s too late.; (transitive)To wrench out of the ground.Wetore upthe weeds from the allotment.1941October, “Notes and News: The Lee Moor Tramway”, inRailway Magazine, page470:There was another incline on this section, but it has not been in use for very many years, and some of the rails aretorn up, and the rest very overgrown.; (transitive,slang,vulgar)To have intensepenetrativesexwith.Chadtore upStacy after that party.; (transitive,slang)To brutally assault.Jasontore upTodd after finding out that he was having sex with his sister.

Examples:

EN: Me tear up the room?
ES: ¿Destrozar yo la habitación?
EN: If you've made good, we'll tear up the complaints.
ES: Si se comportaron bien, romperemos las quejas.
EN: We can't tear up our lives and start over again.
ES: No podemos deshacerlo todo y empezar de nuevo.
EN: Latest fashion guaranteed, all sizes in stock, fits like a glove, and doesn't tear up in water.
ES: Última moda garantizada, tenemos todas las talla, se ajustan como un guante, y no se rompen en el agua.
EN: Why did Vic tear up that i.o.u. Just because she asked him to?
ES: ¿Por qué Vic rompió ese cheque cuando ella se lo pidió?
EN: I'm not gonna tear up your joint.
ES: No voy a destruir tu local.
EN: Do you think I'd be sap enough to ask Bonelli to tear up IOUs for 15 grand?
ES: ¿Crees que estoy tan loco como para romper pagarés por valor de 15.000?
EN: Sam goes on a tear up in the city and picks up a woman, some foreign actress, and he's going across the country with her.
ES: Sam salió de juerga por la ciudad, conoció a una actriz extranjera... ahora recorre el país con ella en un compartimento privado.
EN: I'll tear up this house to find it!
ES: Revolvere esta casa hasta encontrarla!
EN: But Mrs. Martin thinks differently, so there's nothing to do but tear up the contract.
ES: La Sra. Martin no piensa igual, solo podemos romper el contrato.
EN: We'll tear up the streets of Paris!
ES: Destruiremos las calles de París.
EN: We can tear up the Mayor's speech when we get there.
ES: Podemos romperlo cuando lleguemos.
EN: And before I make such a fool of myself, I tear up my contract with you.
ES: Y antes de quedar como tonta, romperé mi contrato contigo.
EN: You wouldn't take $5,000 to tear up that contract, would you?
ES: No aceptarías $5.000 por el contrato, ¿no?
EN: - Why did you tear up that letter?
ES: ¿Por qué rompió la carta?

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