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/ˈtɛəɹəweɪ/ · noun
(informal, chiefly British, derogatory) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead..
She opened her heart / To a tearaway (sheepskin tearaway) / Was covered with scars / And full of heroin
Use tear away when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tear away means (informal, chiefly British, derogatory) An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead..
Common synonyms include tearabout, impetuous, impulsive, hotheaded.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She opened her heart / To a tearaway (sheepskin tearaway) / Was covered with scars / And full of heroin
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