tear yourself/something loose
tear loose
To escape or extricate oneself from the constraints of someone, something, or some situation with or as with a great deal of force. A reflexive pronoun can be used between "tear" and "loose." He tore loose from his attacker's grip and managed to wrestle the gun out of the criminal's hands. I managed to tear myself loose from the boring conversation and went to go find someone I knew.
See also: loose, tear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tear loose (from someone or something)
to manage to break away from someone or something. The quarterback tore loose and took twenty yards for a first down. Barlowe tore loose from Bill and made for the door.
See also: loose, tear
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
tear yourself/something ˈloose (from somebody/something)
,tear ˈloose
escape from somebody/something by using great force; become separated from somebody/something in this way: He put his arms round my neck but I tore myself loose and ran for help. As he held onto the bushes, he felt them tear loose from the rock.See also: loose, something, tear
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
tear loose
verbSee tear loose from someone/something
See also: loose, tear
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- identify with
- orient
- orient to
- orient to (something)
- buy (yourself) time
- buy time
- spiff up
- spiffed up
- associate oneself with