English Dictionary

on a tear

prep_phrase

(idiomatic) engaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with favorable results. / (idiomatic) In or into a protracted state of agitation, fury, or zeal.

He's been on a tear lately, winning every game.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) 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.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) 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.

意味（3）

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

The man I want to tell you about, the one I met at the bar at Jimmy's Steak House, was on a tear. Hardly surprising, since this was a bar, after all, and what do people do at bars except drink, and one drink leads to another -- and if you're in a certain frame of mind, I suppose, you don't stop for a day or two or maybe more.