tear (someone or something) in twain

old-fashioned To tear someone or something into halves or two pieces of relatively equal size. The strongman impressed the audience by tearing a phonebook in twain with his bare hands. The demonic creature grabbed poor Ishmael and tore him in twain.

See also: tear, twain

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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tear (someone or something) in half
tear (someone or something) in two
rip in half
rip (someone or something) in half
rip (someone or something) in twain
rip (someone or something) in two
in half
in the train of (someone)
Mrs. Astor's pet horse
Astor

词组	tear (someone or something) in twain
释义	tear (someone or something) in twain tear (someone or something) in twain old-fashioned To tear someone or something into halves or two pieces of relatively equal size. The strongman impressed the audience by tearing a phonebook in twain with his bare hands. The demonic creature grabbed poor Ishmael and tore him in twain. See also: tear, twain Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: tear (someone or something) in half tear (someone or something) in two rip in half rip (someone or something) in half rip (someone or something) in twain rip (someone or something) in two in half in the train of (someone) Mrs. Astor's pet horse Astor
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