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that tears it

that tears it interjection: synonym of that does it (“one has reached the limit of one's patience or temper”).

Interjection

  1. Synonym of that does it (“one has reached the limit of one's patience or temper”).
    • Well, that absolutely tears it! We've all got to go looking for them right away!2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: The Great Tree
    Synonyms:
    that does it

Synonyms of that tears it

Forms of that tears it

alternative formthat's torn it

Questions about that tears it

What does that tears it mean?
That tears it means synonym of that does it (“one has reached the limit of one's patience or temper”).
What part of speech is that tears it?
That tears it is an interjection.

Words near that tears it in the dictionary

  1. that old dog won't hunt
  2. that one
  3. that said
  4. that ship has already sailed
  5. that ship has sailed
  6. that tears it
  7. that there
  8. that time of the month
  9. that tired feeling
  10. that train has already left the station
  11. that train has left the station

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