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Tear at
Pull or try to pull something to pieces
“The fighters TORE AT each other.”
Tear away
Stop someone doing something unwillingly
“I had to TEAR him AWAY from the office for dinner.”
Tear down
Demolish
“The estate was TORN DOWN so that they could develop the land into luxury flats.”
Tear into
Criticise strongly or angrily
“She TORE INTO me for losing it.”
Tear off
Remove part of a form or letter using your hands, not scissors
“She TORE the slip OFF the bottom of the form and sent it with her cheque.”
Tear out
Depart rapidly
“The sheriff TORE OUT after the escaping criminals.”
Tear up
Rip into pieces
“He TORE the fax UP and threw the bits of paper in the bin.”
Tee off
Start or launch an event
“The new project will TEE OFF next month.Place a golf ball on a short plastic or wooden stick before hitting it at the start of a hole.”
Tee off on
Criticise
“She TEED OFF ON me about the work I gave her.”
Tee up
Place a golf ball on a short plastic or wooden stick before hitting it at the start of a hole.
“She TEED UP two strokes ahead at the last hole.”
Tell apart
See a difference between two things
“They're identical twins so I cannot TELL them APART.”
Tell off
Chide; talk angrily to someone about something they've done wrong.
“His fiancée TOLD him OFF for arriving nearly an hour late.”
Tell on
Report someone to an authority
“The pupil TOLD ON the others for cheating and the teacher failed them.”
Tense up
Become nervous, tense or unable to relax
“She TENSED UP when the police walked in.”
Text out
Cancel an appointment by sending a text message
“I was feeling too tired to go and TEXTED OUT.”
Think over
Consider something carefully
“I've THOUGHT it OVER and have made up my mind; I'm going to take the job in Leeds.”
Think through
Consider all the possibilities and outcomes of a situation
“The plan fell through because they hadn't THOUGHT it THROUGH properly.”
Think up
Create or invent something, especially when lying
“I'd better THINK UP a good reason for handing the work in late.”
Thrash out
Discuss for a long time until an agreement is reached
“It took them ages to THRASH OUT the text for the closing statement.”
Throw away
Discard something when no longer needed
“I THREW the alarm clock AWAY because it had stopped working.”
Throw in
Join, accompany
“May I THROW IN with you?”
Throw off
Remove item of clothing quickly
“I THREW OFF my shoes and flopped on the settee.”
Throw on
Put clothes on quickly
“I THREW ON a jacket and rushed outside.”
Throw over
End a relationship with someone
“She THREW me OVER last year.”
Throw together
Make or arrange quickly
“I THREW a quick dinner TOGETHER before we left.”
Throw up
Vomit
“The prawns she ate at lunch made her THROW UP and she had to go home early.”
Throw yourself at
Make it clear you are sexually attracted to someone
“He THREW HIMSELF AT her but she wasn't interested.”
Throw yourself into
Do something enthusiastically or energetically
“She THREW herself INTO the project.”
Tick along
Make reasonable progress without any serious problems
“Things are TICKING ALONG at work while the director's away.”
Tick away
Pass (of time)
“The last few seconds TICKED AWAY and the team couldn't come back.”
Tick by
Pass (of time)
“The seconds TICKED BY and the team failed to score.”
Tick off
Annoy
“She really TICKS me OFF when she doesn't reply to my emails.”
Tick over
Continue working, but without improving
“The mechanic left the engine TICKING OVER for a while to see if he could see what was causing the problem.”
Tickle up
Improve a document
“I paid a company to TICKLE UP my CV before I applied.”
Tide over
Use something carefully so as not to finish it
“This £50 will have to TIDE me OVER until I get paid.”
Tidy up
Put things in the correct place in a room
“I TIDIED UP my bedroom because it was a complete mess.”
Tie back
Fasten or secure so that it doesn't obstruct
“She TIED her hair BACK before playing tennis.”
Tie down
Secure something to prevent it moving
“They TIED him DOWN to stop him escaping.”
Tie in
Agree, be connected or support
“The theory TIES IN with what the police have been saying.”
Tie in with
Occur at the same time
“The publication TIES IN WITH the twentieth anniversary of the incident.”
Tie up
Tie or fasten something securely
“They TIED UP the hostages so that they couldn't escape.”
Tighten up
Make something more secure or function better
“They're TIGHTENING UP security for the president's visit.”
Time out
End or close because of a time limit
“The program TIMED OUT before I could reply.”
Tip off
Secretly inform the police or authorities
“The police arrested the drug dealer after someone TIPPED them OFF.”
Tip over
Spill, make something fall on its side
“I TIPPED my coffee OVER and ruined my keyboard.”
Tire of
Get bored of something
“She soon TIRED OF the course and dropped out.”
Tire out
Make someone exhausted
“Working so much TIRES me OUT.”
Toddle off
Leave, go home
“It's geting late, so I'm going to TODDLE OFF home.”
Tone down
Make something sound more moderate
“The Minister tried to TONE DOWN what she had said when the press started attacking her.”
Tone in with
Combine in a pleasing way
“The blue TONES IN WITH your jacket.”