tear apart

phrasal verbPart oftear

tear apart — phrasal verb

1. to cause serious damage, division, or distress in a relationship, group, or plac

1.片語動詞
釋義

to cause serious damage, division, or distress in a relationship, group, or place.

例句

The argument over money tore the family apart and they did not speak for years.

Years of war had torn the country apart, leaving its cities in ruins.