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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Rip apart
He tries to rip whole things apart and start it all over again.
What does 'rip apart' mean?
What does 'rip apart' mean?
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messier42 What does 'rip apart' mean? Anything from 'dissect' to 'destroy'. You have not provided enough context.
- messier42 What does 'rip apart' mean?
- Anything from 'dissect' to 'destroy'.
- You have not provided enough context.
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messier42What does 'rip apart' mean?Anything from 'dissect' to 'destroy'. You have not provided enough context.
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A team was working on a project. It seem like going well as planned. But all of sudden, one of the team member gave an opinion which can make the project to go back to square one.
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messier42A team was working on a project. It seem like going well as planned. But all of sudden, one of the team member gave an opinion which can make the project to go back to square one.'Gave an opinion' still does not give us enough rationale for interpreting 'rip things apart': it seems rather hyperbolic, in fact. I suppose that he gave an opinion about
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Oh yeah, thats actually what he meant~ stating from scratch~
so rip apart can be meant like this
so rip apart can be meant like this
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Usually, rip apart would suggest actual physical disassembly or destruction of something.
John suggested replacing the whatnot with a thingummy, but it would mean ripping the machine apart to do it.
If you are talking about changing the design, you can say go back to the drawing board or tear up the plans and start again/start
John suggested replacing the whatnot with a thingummy, but it would mean ripping the machine apart to do it.
If you are talking about changing the design, you can say go back to the drawing board or tear up the plans and start again/start
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