Tear (one) limb from limb humorous phrase
(Typically said a threat against someone) To injure, make one die or suffer injuries in a violent way.
'We will tear one passenger limb from limb every hour if our demands are not met,' the hijackers threatened.
A street gang tore him limb from limb because of his cocky attitude.
I was dead feared witnessing a tiger tearing a deer limb from limb.
Beat someone up
1. To physically attack someone or use physical violence against someone
2. To provide a person with all of the possible choices
To hit, attack or strike someone in a way that causes serious injury or death
1. To sprinkle or cover something with a lot of something
2. To add or mix a lot of something in something such as a speech,video, story etc
3. To continuously attack someone or something with something such as stones, bullets, etc
Used to describe attacking someone verbally or physically.
The verb "tear" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.