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tear away vb

(transitive, adverb) to persuade (oneself or someone else) to leave

n tearaway

Brit a reckless impetuous unruly person

'tear away' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

avulse - divulse - exscind - revulsion - rip - tearaway - uproot

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About the "Tear away" expression.
Tear it away
tear one's gaze away
to cut or <tear away>
to dash away a tear

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