rip someone or something to something
- rip someone or something to something
rip someone or something to something
1. Lit. to tear someone or something into small pieces, expressed as bits, pieces, shreds, etc. •
If you fall into that lawn mower, it will rip you to pieces.
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The lawn mower ripped the newspaper to tiny bits.
2. Fig. to criticize someone or something mercilessly. •
The critics ripped Gerald to pieces even though the audience just loved his show.
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They ripped the whole production to pieces.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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rip — Ⅰ. rip [1] ► VERB (ripped, ripping) 1) tear or pull forcibly away from something or someone. 2) tear. 3) move forcefully and rapidly. 4) (rip off) informal cheat (someone), especially financially … English terms dictionary
rip — [rɪp] verb ripped PTandPPX ripping PRESPARTX rip somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] informal to charge someone too much money for something, or sell someone a product that is faulty: • We all hate being ripped off. * * … Financial and business terms
