rip something out of someone or something

rip something out of someone or something
rip something out of someone or something & rip something out
to tear something out of someone or something. •

The high priest ripped the beating heart out of the sacrificial victim.

The priest ripped out the victim's heart.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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