tear it

phrase

: to cause frustration, defeat, or an end to plans or hopes

that tears it

Examples of tear it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brown has been tearing it up on the Korn Ferry Tour and has finished T18-or-better in six of his eight starts on the PGA TOUR this year. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Not like brushing shoulders with Lil Baby and Lil Yachty is a musical death sentence (Veeze is still tearing it up), but for a rapper who specialized in free-flowing street sermons, that slight touch of formalism and structure depletes the vibe. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

After his second apparent attempt to burn the photo, Williams tore it up and threw it into the street. — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Bruins’ draftee and fellow Minnesotan Cooper Simpson, who tore it up with the USHL Youngstown Phantoms (34-40-74 in 61 games), is also headed to Grand Forks. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for tear it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit