tear it up
Dance with abandon
To tear it up is to perform with exceptional energy or skill: She really tore it up on the dance floor.
The phrase suggests vigorous, impressive action—a guitarist tears it up during a solo, an athlete tears it up on the field.
It can also mean to have a wild, uninhibited time: We're going to tear it up tonight.
Cutting into thin pieces
- rippingTearing with force
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
annihilation · decimation · smashing · wrecking · vandalism · sabotage · trashing · ruination
Surface for rhythmic movement
- movesChanges in position
- groovingDancing enjoyably to music
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- breakingComing apart suddenly
popping · voguing · twerking · footwork · freestyle · nightclub · disco · DJ
Succeeding spectacularly
- crushing itSucceeding impressively, colloquially
- slayingAct of killing
- nailing itAchieving flawless execution
- dominatingExercising supreme control
shredding · rocking · blazing · wowing · dazzling · showstopping · virtuosity · mastery
shredding
Cutting into thin pieces
- rippingTearing with force
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
obliteration · annihilation · decimation · smashing · wrecking · vandalism · sabotage · trashing · ruination · disintegration
dancefloor
Surface for rhythmic movement
breaking · popping · voguing · twerking · footwork · freestyle · nightclub · disco · DJ · beats
killing it
Succeeding spectacularly
- crushing itSucceeding impressively, colloquially
- slayingAct of killing
- nailing itAchieving flawless execution
dominating · shredding · rocking · blazing · wowing · dazzling · showstopping · virtuosity · mastery · brilliance
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
fiesta · shindig · wildness · carousing · festivity · nightlife · drinking · shots · rowdiness · mayhem
tear it upphone it in
Perform with minimal effort
go through the motions · hold back · mail it in · play it safe · coast
tear it uphold back
Prevent forward movement
take it easy · play it cool · rein it in · tone it down · dial it back