Or maybe he's just jealous of my happy family and wants to tear it apart.

He wanted to tear it open and read the letter.

The majority wanted to tear the tower down at the time.

He'd wanted to tear the place apart, and Chance with it, but he hadn't.

"Sounds like you might want to tear it down and start over from scratch."

I'm a damned sight more likely to want to tear them off you.

"Do you want me to tear up the check now?"

She wanted to tear the dress off and run naked out of the place.

He wanted to tear the picture out of her hands because she still held it up to him.

Perhaps she wanted to tear it down, but had no idea how to begin.