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Definition of tear oneself away in English English dictionary
- tear away
- To remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative
I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it.
- tear away
- If you tear someone away from a place or activity, you force them to leave the place or stop doing the activity, even though they want to remain there or carry on. Fame hasn't torn her away from her beloved Liverpool Japan's education ministry ordered the change to encourage students to tear themselves away from textbooks I stared at the man, couldn't tear my eyes away
- tear away
- rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror"
- tear away
- cut off; be cut off
- tear away
- rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror
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tear oneself away
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tear one·self a·wayTurkish pronunciation
ter wʌnself ıweyPronunciation
/ˈter ˌwənˈself əˈwā/ /ˈtɛr ˌwʌnˈsɛlf əˈweɪ/
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