tear it up
/ˈtɛəɹ ɪt ˈʌp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, it, up.
verb
To compete extremely well, to trounce the competition.
verb
To succeed in a big way.
Example Sentences
- "Now, where's my Labour membership card, so I can consider whether to tear it up? Blast, it's plastic..."
- "Statistics not only help us keep track of who's tearing it up and who's stinking it up, they shape the way we think about the game."
- "You look back at the greatest players and if they were in their prime and in the game now, my goodness gracious. Jerry West would be tearing it up. Elgin would be tearing it up. Oscar Robertson would be tearing it up. Wilt Chamberlain would be tearing it up. You just go down that list. I'm sitting here watching the NBA games every night now, and I know what those guys could do. It's just an enduring greatness."
- "The teenager, as beloved a full-back as any in these parts since Danny McGrain was tearing it up, cut in, shot and saw his attempt deflected in off Sterling's boot. Cue more pandemonium."
- "Dad would see them watching me polishing the leather and he'd call me out on stage and the crowd went wild. Little twelve-year-old girl tearing it up."
- "His Double Trouble started tearing it up all over the world. Was just three guys—Stevie, Tommy Shannon on bass, and Chris Layton on drums—but man, they had a big sound."