Tear-away definition
(idiomatic) To remove oneself reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.
I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it.
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I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it.
He wiped the tear away with a thumb and then opened the glove compartment.
Before the first consulship of Julius Caesar (59 B.C.), minutes of the proceedings of the senate were written and occasionally published, but unofficially; Caesar, desiring to tear away the veil of mystery which gave an unreal importance to the senate's deliberations, first ordered them to be recorded and issued authoritatively.
Basketball tear-away pants, team shirts (usually sleeveless) and special tennis shoes, such as Air Jordans, make up this type of sports clothing.