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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tear up" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in informal contexts to describe a situation where there is a lot of chaos, destruction, or a physical altercation.
Example: "The party turned into a tear up when the music got too loud and tensions flared between the guests."
Alternatives: "a brawl" or "a ruckus".
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He could fight all right but his lust for a tear up was no match for the precision violence administered by the boy from Tiger's Bay, who demonstrated with pulverising menace why manager Barry McGuigan rates him pound for pound in the world's top five.
ConocoPhillips shares have been on a tear, up 51% in the past year on high oil prices, but are still cheap at seven times trailing earnings.
I think we can be a coupon-buster in the next few weeks". "What went wrong was we got involved in a tear up and that is not our game.
"A tear up, mate.
Let's have a tear up!
I hadn't shed a tear up until that point, but I instantly started sobbing uncontrollably.
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"Hill didn't think of Alex as a torn-up prison tough," Mr. Walker-Pearlman said.
Nor can a contractor tear up a signed document merely because it's difficult or unprofitable to meet the terms.
I like to have a good tear up and put in good performances.
But here's an idea: Tear up those contracts, negotiated when global competition didn't much matter, and start over.
A time to tear up and a time to mend.
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