tear (someone or something) to pieces/shreds

phrase

: to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh or angry way

They tore my idea to pieces.

The actress was torn to shreds in the press.

Examples of tear (someone or something) to pieces/shreds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since the neighborhood was crime-infested, many homeowners protected their property with guard dogs whose default training was to tear to pieces anyone that didn’t live there. — Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025

Then sit back and watch the Swifties unleash their fury and tear to shreds the Gordian knot that was once catastrophic global warming. — Ivan Ehlers, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023