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Phrase(s): yank someone or something apart
1. to pull, tear, or rip someone or something to pieces. • Please don’t yank the book apart! • He yanked apart the book! • He threatened to yank his opponent apart. 2. to separate people or things. • The teacher yanked them apart. • The teacher yanked apart the fighting boys.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs