tear a place apart



tear a place apart

Fig. to search somewhere to the point of destruction. The cops came with a search warrant and tore your room apart. If you don't come up with the money you kept for us, we'll tear apart your house!
See also: apart, place, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ciara (2)see-AHR-ə, see-ER-əEnglish (Modern)
EulÁLia-Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Camilokah-MEE-lo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
FlowerFLOW-ərEnglish (Rare)
KasimirKAH-zee-meerGerman
Florette-French (Rare)