tear something up
phrasal verb with tear verb uk/teər/ us/ter/ tore | torn
(PAPER)
C1 撕碎（纸张）
to tear paper into a lot of small pieces
He tore the letter up and threw it away. 他把信撕碎扔掉了。
- More examples
- She tore up his letter in front of his face.
- I accidentally tore up the car documents.
- The rabbits tore up all the newspaper we put in their hutch.
(AGREEMENT)
撕毁（协议等）
If you tear up an agreement, you refuse to accept it or be controlled by it any more.
She tore up the contract and walked out. 她撕毁合同，然后退席离开。