"tear up the pea patch" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-tear up the pea patch.ogg Forms: tears up the pea patch [present, singular, third-person], tearing up the pea patch [participle, present], tore up the pea patch [past], torn up the pea patch [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|tear<,,tore,torn> up the pea patch|head=tear up the pea patch}} tear up the pea patch (third-person singular simple present tears up the pea patch, present participle tearing up the pea patch, simple past tore up the pea patch, past participle torn up the pea patch)
  1. (idiomatic) To put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage. Tags: idiomatic
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