tear sth up

(AGREEMENT) — phrasal verb with tear

/teər/

/ter/ verb (tore, torn)

Definition

› If you tear up an agreement, you refuse to accept it or be controlled by it any more: She tore up the contract and walked out.Refusing and rejecting

(Definition of tear sth up (AGREEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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