tear away from someone

tear away from someone
tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity.

I'm glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us!

These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be able to tear yourself away.


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  • tear yourself away from someone — tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tear away from something — tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tear away from — tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tear loose (from someone or something) — [ter...] in. to manage to break away from someone or something. □ The quarterback tore loose and ran twenty yards for a first down. □ Barlowe tore loose from Rocko and made for the door …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • tear yourself away from something — tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tear yourself away from — tear (yourself) away (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tear away — verb rip off violently and forcefully (Freq. 2) The passing bus tore off her side mirror • Syn: ↑tear off • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw …   Useful english dictionary

  • tear away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tear away : present tense I/you/we/they tear away he/she/it tears away present participle tearing away past tense tore away past participle torn away tear someone/something away to force yourself or someone… …   English dictionary

  • tear away — PHRASAL VERB: oft with brd neg If you tear someone away from a place or activity, you force them to leave the place or stop doing the activity, even though they want to remain there or carry on. [V n P from n] Fame hasn t torn her away from her… …   English dictionary

  • tear (yourself) away — (from (someone/something)) to force yourself to leave a person or activity. I m glad you managed to tear yourself away from the TV and come eat dinner with us! These video games offer plenty of action – you will hardly be able to tear yourself… …   New idioms dictionary

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