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Idioms and Phrases

Ruin something, spoil one's chances, as in She knew she'd torn it when she lost the address . It is often put as that tears it , as in He's a whole week late—well, that tears it for the September issue . [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

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“For the architect now to tear it all down so quickly… irrespective of what happens from here on, I think it’s already been a very dramatic set of events that has no parallel in recent times,” said Jayant Menon, a research fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute who previously served as lead economist at the Asian Development Bank.

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"We want to build trust, not tear it down."

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Republicans, meanwhile just want to tear it all apart.

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Now, with a trial looming in March, Polizzi is preparing to tear it down rather than spend thousands more defending it in court.

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“The city attorney said they’re not dropping the criminal case. It’s either get all these permits or tear it down completely.”

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