tear off of (someone or something)
tear off of (someone or something)
1. To pull or rip something off from a larger whole. A noun or pronoun can be used before or after "off." I tore a sheet of wrapping paper off of the roll and got to work. Would you mind tearing off a piece of paper from your notebook for me to use in class?
2. To remove something from someone or something with great haste and force. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "off." I tore my hat off of my sister's head when I realized she had borrowed it without asking again. I tore off the cushions of the sofa looking for my keys.
3. To move off of and away from something very quickly and abruptly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tear" and "off." I tore off of the porch and ran after the man.
See also: of, off, tear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- bite off
- base off (of) (something else)
- check off
- blow off
- blow someone/something off
- blow off the map
- brass off
- brass someone off
- brassed off
- call off