to force yourself or someone else to leave or to stop doing something
And as the breach became larger, whole new sections of the liner would tear away or collapse.
His hold on Sam's mouth slipped, and Sam ducked and lunged forward again, trying to tear away from the grip on his neck.
She straightens her back and wipes her tear away with a brusque sweep of her hand.
She was unable to tear her eyes away from him.
‘Sorry,’ said Douglas, tearing himself away from the conversation.
tears away
tearing away
tore away
torn away
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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