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tear down

/ ��ɛə /

verb

(tr, adverb) to destroy or demolish
to tear a wall down
to tear down an argument

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Idioms and Phrases

Demolish, take apart, as in They tore down the old tenements , or He loved to tear down old engines . [Early 1600s]

Vilify or discredit, as in He's always tearing down someone or other . [First half of 1900s]

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement is stepping up new strategies and tearing down precedent to meet the White House’s demands.

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“Gargantuan” isn’t about trying to tear down the players; it’s about being forthright with the fans.

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Another far-right candidate, Grzegorz Braun, is under investigation by police for tearing down a Ukrainian flag from a city hall building during an election rally in April.

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Footage on social media appears to show a large group of supporters chanting outside of the facility with pyrotechnics, while another shows them tearing down the gate to the entrance of the training ground.

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Once on the island they tear down a swastika and replace it with the hammer and sickle of the Soviet Union.

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