"Tear up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... papa; lightning is attracted by metal, and will now strike the point instead of the house, run down the wire, and only tear up the ground below." ...
— Masterman Ready • Captain Marryat
... chance, Jerry," he shouted. "No fire below! Take hold here; tear up these sheets and knot them into a rope. Work for your life, and if the fire only holds back we may be able to save both the professor and ourselves! But ...
— The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf • Captain Quincy Allen
... granddaughter's governess, just as she is entering on her new duties? Certainly not! Good heavens, what does it matter to my young friend Sydney whether her unnatural mother lives or dies? Herbert, I second your proposal to tear up the paper with the ...
— The Evil Genius • Wilkie Collins
... give orders and more orders, to upset bookcases, to tear up papers, books, and letters. Soon a big fire was burning in the kitchen. Old shotguns were smashed with axes, rusty revolvers were thrown away. The maidservant who wanted to keep the barrel of one for a ...
— The Social Cancer - A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere • Jose Rizal
... it's not extortion. If I came to you and said out and out, flat, tear up that account of mine or I'll boycott you—that, Al, that would be ...
— Skippy Bedelle - His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete - Man of the World • Owen Johnson
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