rip out

The authorities still carry out inspections and rip out excess plants, but their arrival is announced beforehand so it doesn’t create tension like in the old days.

The Critical Care building opened 10 years behind schedule in 2019 and millions over budget after flaws were corrected, including ripping out equipment that had become out of date.

He also ripped out several hundred acres of vineyards in Lodi and elsewhere, permanently removing them from production, while also planting more pistachios.

A big block of flats has a hole three storeys high ripped out of it.

This would allow them "to work closer together, to rip out duplication, simplify the management of track and train and create greater accountability".