a tearing hurry/rush

a tearing hurry

An extremely fast, hurried pace. He flew out of the office in a tearing hurry, so I never got to ask him about the software update. Sorry for being so brusque yesterday—I was running late for my daughter's recital and was in a tearing hurry. The last time I saw Stu, he was in a tearing hurry to get to the board meeting.
See also: hurry, tearing

a tearing rush

An extremely fast, hurried pace. He flew out of the office in a tearing rush, so I never got to ask him about the software update. Sorry for being so brusque yesterday—I was running late for my daughter's recital and was in a tearing rush. The last time I saw Stu, he was in a tearing rush to get to the board meeting.
See also: rush, tearing
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(be in) a tearing ˈhurry/ˈrush

(especially British English) (be) in a very great hurry: I was late for a meeting and in a tearing hurry.
See also: hurry, rush, tearing
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