rip in half

rip something in half

and rip something in two

to tear something into two parts. Did you know that Ed can rip a telephone book in half? I can rip a newspaper in two.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Travis	['trævis]
Haruto	hah-ṙoo-to	Japanese
Abd Al-Karim	-	Arabic
Ermanno	er-MAHN-no	Italian
ÖZgÜR	UUZ-guyr	Turkish
Applethwaite	['æplθweit]