tear someone up



tear someone up

tv. to cause someone much grief. (see also tore (up).) The situation really tore up his father.
See also: tear, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AdolfAH-dawlf (German), AH:-dawlf (Dutch)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Varlaam-Russian
VreniFRE-neeGerman
Ruth[ru:θ]
Chuck[tʃʌk]
Pema-Tibetan, Bhutanese