tear to pieces



tear someone or something to pieces

 and tear someone or something to shreds
to rip or shred someone or something into bits. Careful of that dog. It will tear you to pieces! The dog tore the newspaper to pieces. It tore my shoes to shreds.
See also: piece, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Laci (2)LAY-seeEnglish
Esmaraldaez-mə-RAHL-dəEnglish (Rare)
Dalia (1)-Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Juroujoo:-ṙo:Japanese
CathÁN-Irish
Euan-Scottish