rip up
phrasal verb
ripped up; ripping up; rips up
: to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces
He ripped up the check.
She ripped the letter up into tiny pieces.
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Erna, who is eighty and long retired from her job as a waitress in a corporate cafeteria, ripped up the letter and threw it in the trash.
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
That could entail ripping up part of your lawn, even just 10 percent, or putting a few plants out on your city balcony.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
One of the first of many commands my wife gave me after we got married was to rip up all the nandinas in front of my house.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
This logic could also apply to the snub received by Ronaldo, who ripped up his Manchester United contract by mutual consent and rocked up in the Saudi Pro League to ply his trade for Al-Nassr in early 2023.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
That could entail ripping up part of your lawn, even just 10 percent, or putting a few plants out on your city balcony.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
One of the first of many commands my wife gave me after we got married was to rip up all the nandinas in front of my house.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
This logic could also apply to the snub received by Ronaldo, who ripped up his Manchester United contract by mutual consent and rocked up in the Saudi Pro League to ply his trade for Al-Nassr in early 2023.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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