tear someone 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 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 (one) limb from limb
- tear limb from limb
- tear somebody 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