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Take away

Phrasal verb

  1. to remove something, especially without permission: e.g. To take my love away (from CHIHIRO by Billie Eilish) / The waiter took away the plates;
  2. In mathematics, it means to subtract one quantity from another;
  3. To remove a feeling, condition, or problem: e.g. The medicine took away her headache;
  4. To move someone or something from one place to another.

To tear apart

1- "Go on and tear me apart"

To tear someone apart: to make someone feel very unhappy or worried

turn on

to turn on (prepositional verb)

to activate

  1. "But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
    It's for people like you that keep it turned on..."
    -Your Song, Elton John
  2. Can you please turn on the lights? It's getting dark in here.