on a tear
In dominating form
On a tear describes someone performing exceptionally well or pursuing something with intense energy and momentum.
An athlete on a tear is scoring repeatedly; a company on a tear is growing rapidly.
The phrase can also describe destructive rampages: The kids went on a tear through the house.
Either way, it suggests unstoppable forward motion.
- streakUnbroken series
- hot streakSustained period of success
- winning streakConsecutive successes over time
- on a rollEnjoying repeated successes
- upswingPeriod of increase
surge · going off · roll · rampage · blitz · peak performance · in the zone · breakthrough · flourishing · dominance · unstoppable force · charge · full steam ahead · pedal to the metal · fervor · firing on all cylinders · hitting stride · killing it
performance momentum
on a tearslumping
Declining sharply, drooping
in decline · struggling · floundering · bottoming out · tanking