Tear Up (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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tear up (someone) What does tear up (someone) mean?	to cause someone much grief	The criminal activities of her son are tearing up the mother.
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Whole nine yards What does "Whole nine yards" mean?	The whole nine yards means means everything that is necessary or required for something.

eagle eye What does "eagle eye" mean?	an eye with sharp visual powers	The woman watched her young child with an eagle eye.
loud and clear What does "loud and clear" mean?	clear and distinct	I could hear the announcement loud and clear.
pretty state of affairs What does "pretty state of affairs" mean?	an unpleasant state of affairs	The mess in the kitchen was a pretty state of affairs which the woman had to return to.
mark up (a price) What does "mark up (a price)" mean?	raise the price of something	The store marked up the price of the camping equipment at the beginning of the summer.
Hit rock bottom What does "Hit rock bottom" mean?	When someone hits rock bottom, they reach a point in life where things could not get any worse.
down to earth What does "down to earth" mean?	to be sensible and practical	My mother is very down to earth.

keep one's eyes open What does "keep one's eyes open" mean?	to remain alert and watchful, to notice what is happening around you	I always try to keep my eyes open when I am walking downtown at night.
Sell down the river What does "Sell down the river" mean?	If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust.
nothing to choose from What does "nothing to choose from" mean?	no choice	There was nothing to choose from when we went to the shoe sale in the late afternoon.
paddle one's own canoe What does "paddle one's own canoe" mean?	do something alone, be independent	do something alone, be independentThe company director was left to paddle his own canoe when the other members of the company resigned their positions.
have an eye for (something) What does "have an eye for (something)" mean?	have good taste in something, be able to judge correctly	She has an eye for nice furniture and her apartment is absolutely beautiful.
live down (something) What does "live down (something)" mean?	remove blame or distrust by good conduct, cause something to be forgiven by not repeating it	Our supervisor is trying to live down his reputation of being a hard person to work for.

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Tear Up (someone) Idiom