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Phrase(s): tear (oneself) away (from someone or something)
Fig. to force oneself to leave someone or something. • Do you think you can tear yourself away from your friends for dinner? • I could hardly tear myself away from the concert., Phrase(s): tear something away (from someone or something)
1. to peel something from someone or something. • The paramedic tore the clothing away from the burn victim and began to treat the wounds immediately. • She tore away the clothing from the victim. • She tore the clothing away. 2. to quickly take something away from someone or something. • I tore the firecracker away from the child and threw it in the lake. • Liz tore away the cover from the book. • She tore the wrapping paper away., Phrase(s): tear away (from someone or something)
to leave someone or something, running. • Dave tore away from Jill, leaving her to find her own way home. • Roger tore away from the meeting, trying to make his train.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs