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tear up

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tear someone up
Fig. to cause someone much grief. (See also tear someone apart.) The news of Tom's death really tore Bill up. Bad news tears up some people. Other people can take it calmly.
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tear something up

to rip someone or something to pieces. The two drunks tore the bar up in their brawling. The dog tore up the newspaper.
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