tear sb away
— phrasal verb with tear uk/teər/us/ter/verb tore, torn
to make someone stop doing something enjoyable, usually because they have to go somewhere or do something else:
I'll bring Tim, if I can tear him away from the TV.
You could come to the party with us, if you can tear yourself away from that new boyfriend of yours!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- put sb down somewhere
- road haulage
- route
- shuffle
- spirit
- tear 1
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- transportation
- turnaround
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