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Avid learner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
The idiom torn apart
Hi,
Sometimes when I am surfing the net, I come across the term “torn
apart from life”.
Firstly, I thought this term simply mean “to kill” or “to die”, but
now I am not so sure. I wonder, what does this term really mean?
By the way, can I use the idiom rip apart or rend apart or
riven apart instead of torn apart?
Sometimes when I am surfing the net, I come across the term “torn
apart from life”.
Firstly, I thought this term simply mean “to kill” or “to die”, but
now I am not so sure. I wonder, what does this term really mean?
By the way, can I use the idiom rip apart or rend apart or
riven apart instead of torn apart?
Top answer
I have not run across that phrase. Could you supply us with one of those contexts that you have found while surfing? I can tell you that 'rive' is not much used nowadays except in cheap versel, and 'rend' is not normally followed by 'apart'.
- I have not run across that phrase.
- Could you supply us with one of those contexts that you have found while surfing?
- I can tell you that 'rive' is not much used nowadays except in cheap versel, and 'rend' is not normally followed by 'apart'.
- depending on what your phrase really means.
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I have not run across that phrase. Could you supply us with one of those contexts that you have found while surfing?
I can tell you that 'rive' is not much used nowadays except in cheap versel, and 'rend' is not normally followed by 'apart'. Otherwise, 'rip' and 'rend' may suit the purpose...depending on what your phrase really means.
I can tell you that 'rive' is not much used nowadays except in cheap versel, and 'rend' is not normally followed by 'apart'. Otherwise, 'rip' and 'rend' may suit the purpose...depending on what your phrase really means.
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