tear away

See also: tearaway

English

Verb

tear away (third-person singular simple present tears away, present participle tearing away, simple past tore away, past participle torn away)

(transitive, often reflexive) To remove (oneself or another person) reluctantly; often expressed in the negative.
I couldn't tear myself away from the movie after I had begun watching it.
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see tear,‎ away.

Translations

(transitive, idiomatic) to remove oneself reluctantly

Finnish: repiä irti, irtautua

Swedish: slita sig (från)

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