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rip up vb (tr, adverb)
1. to tear (paper) into small pieces 2. to annul, cancel, or unilaterally disregard 3. to dig up, dig into, or remove (a surface) they are ripping up the street ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations ? rip up How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"--"Nay, my dear," returned he, "don't rip up old stories. he would have to rip up more of trees than would keep him in fuel for a twelvemonth? But the sturdiest offender of your peace and of the neighborhood, if you rip up his claims, is as thin and timid as any, and the peace of society is often kept, because, as children say, one is afraid, and the other dares not. |
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