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tear away
/ 迟蓻蓹 /
verb
- tr, adverb to persuade (oneself or someone else) to leave
I couldn't tear myself away from the television
noun
- a reckless impetuous unruly person
- ( as modifier )
a tearaway young man
Idioms and Phrases
Remove oneself unwillingly or reluctantly, as in I couldn't tear myself away from that painting . [Late 1700s]Example Sentences
Because she was wearing a robe with nothing underneath, she thought he was going to assault her, Kim later told Letterman, wiping tears away.
Once you tear away at the protections and pillars of a democratic system, things can convert very quickly, and you start getting truly unhinged legislatures.
As the bus starts moving, people wave through the windows and wipe their tears away.
"Fawaz has changed completely - he never used to call me mum," she says, wiping her tears away.
The crew was in disbelief as they realised what they had achieved, with Coleraine rower Scott wiping tears away from her eyes after adding Olympic gold to her world title.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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