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Idiom

rip it up

Meaning

To perform spectacularly.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The band really ripped it up on stage tonight.”

“The young athlete ripped it up during the final match, scoring three goals in the last ten minutes.”

“Although the critics expected a mediocre performance, the lead guitarist ripped it up with a solo that left the entire audience in complete awe.”

Examples

simple

“The band really ripped it up on stage tonight.”

contextual

“The young athlete ripped it up during the final match, scoring three goals in the last ten minutes.”

complex

“Although the critics expected a mediocre performance, the lead guitarist ripped it up with a solo that left the entire audience in complete awe.”

Key words

rip

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