on a tear

Definitions

1. 1

   Engaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with…

   Engaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with favorable results.

   • [T]he team was on a tear, having laid waste to three early round tournament opponents by a total victory margin of 82 points.
   • To say he went on a tear after turning professional would be an understatement. He went fourteen fights without tasting defeat.
   • [T]he market has been on a tear for more than six years and continues to trade near record highs.
2. 2

   In or into a protracted state of agitation, fury, or zeal.

   • Congress has been hopping mad and the U.N.-haters have been on a tear.
   • [W]hen the gay activist and playwright Larry Kramer goes on a tear, when he really lays into somebody about being politically lazy or not wearing a condom,. . . [y]ou hear rage.
3. 3

   Binge drinking

   Binge drinking; engaged in a bout of heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages; on a bender.

   • That Kelly, when he goes on a tear, he don't wait for the bars to open.

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