tear (one) limb from limb
tear (one) limb from limb
To violently maim a person or animal. Typically used as a threat, rather than a description of an actual action. If I find out that you're the one who hurt my daughter, I will tear you limb from limb, understand?
See also: limb, tear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tear (someone or some animal) limb from limb
to rip someone or an animal to bits. The explosion tore the workers limb from limb. The crocodiles attacked the wading zebras and tore them limb from limb.
See also: limb, tear
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
tear someone limb from limb
If someone threatens to tear you limb from limb, they say they will kill you in a very violent way. It was lucky for him the police found him before I did because I would have torn him limb from limb.
See also: limb, someone, tear
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
tear someone limb from limb
violently dismember someone.See also: limb, someone, tear
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
tear somebody ˌlimb from ˈlimb
(often humorous) attack somebody very violently: Julian looked so angry that I thought he was going to tear his brother limb from limb.See also: limb, somebody, tear
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- tear limb from limb
- tear somebody limb from limb
- tear someone limb from limb
- bash
- bash (someone's) brains in
- beat (someone's) brains in
- brain
- brain (someone)
- brain someone
- knock the stuffing out of someone