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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Katalin	KAWT-aw-leen (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Basque
Frens	FRENS	Limburgish
Barrfhionn	-	Irish
DÓRa	-	Hungarian, Icelandic
Swathi	-	Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Iob	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek