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tear down |
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tear someone or something down to criticize or degrade someone or something. Tom is always tearing Jane down. I guess he doesn't like her. It's not nice to tear down the people who work in your office. Why are you always tearing my projects down? See also: tear tear something down to dismantle or destroy something. They plan to tear the old building down and build a new one there. They'll tear down the building in about two weeks. See also: tear tear down something to race down something very fast. (See also tear something down.) The girls tore down the hallway as fast as they could run. They tore down the stairs and ran out the door. See also: tear tear down somebody/something also tear somebody/something down to damage or reduce the importance of someone or something In the end, she glamorizes the very concept she is trying to tear down. Many blame the media for tearing heroes down by publicizing their mistakes. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of tear down (to cause a structure to fall) See also: tear How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I am sure it will be a real pleasure to you to tear down the beautiful Emerald City, and in return for your valuable assistance we will allow you to bring back to your country ten thousand people of Oz, to be your slaves. You actually mean he said he would tear down what took so many years of work to build? Then Milady attempted to tear down the doorcase, with a strength apparently above that of a woman; but finding she could not accomplish this, she in her fury stabbed at the door with her poniard, the point of which repeatedly glittered through the wood. |
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