on a tear

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Engaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with favorable results. idiomatic
    — [T]he team was on a tear, having laid waste to three early round tournament opponents by a total victory margin of 82 points.
  2. In or into a protracted state of agitation, fury, or zeal. idiomatic
    — Congress has been hopping mad and the U.N.-haters have been on a tear.
  3. Binge drinking; engaged in a bout of heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages; on a bender. idiomatic
    — The man I want to tell you about, the one I met at the bar at Jimmy's Steak House, was on a tear. Hardly surprising, since this was a bar, after all, and what do people do at bars except drink, and one drink leads to another -- and if you're in a certain frame of mind, I suppose, you don't stop for a day or two or maybe more.
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