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Meaning of tearaway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɛəɹəweɪ

Definitions

An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.

British, derogatory, informal

Equivalents

Español alborotador elemento
Suomi hurjimus
Polski rozrabiacz rozrabiaka

Examples

“She opened her heart / To a tearaway (sheepskin tearaway) / Was covered with scars / And full of heroin”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

teardown Teardrop teardrop tomato teardrop trailer teardrop tubeshoulder Teardrops

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