tear apart

verb3

1. •
   To cause to separate suddenly or violently.

   • Love, love will tear us apart again — 1979
2. •
   To destroy.

   • The bomb tore apart most of the town hall.
3. •
   (figurative) To defeat overwhelmingly.

   • But Celtic could smell blood and they tore the Reds apart in the 12th minute. — 2011