Verb
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Source: WordNetWe cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire. George Sand
How stupid it was for the king to tear out his hair in grief, as if baldness were a cure for sorrow. Bion of Borysthenes
D'ye think I don't know?" he asked softly. "It's me that has the easy part now. For if ye feel for me as I do for you-then I'm asking you to tear out your heart and live without it. Diana Gabaldon
Oh, you, who are clutching the sickle, give the tree of superstition its final stroke. Do not be content with hacking off the branches. Tear out by its roots a plant with such noxious effects. Marquis de Sade
Fool that I am," said he,"that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself". Alexandre Dumas
Breed up a crowand he will tear out your eyes. English Proverb