tear apart alliances

The ongoing dispute **tore apart alliances** that lasted for decades.

Phrasal-verb Diplomacy

Meaning

to destroy relationships between allied groups or nations

The ongoing dispute tore apart alliances that lasted for decades.

separately; away from each other; in pieces

to pull apart or damage by force; to rip

to become so excited that you lose control of your feelings

to add more details or information about something

to try to achieve something difficult or ambitious

to prepare to compete or argue directly with someone

to persuade someone to your point of view

to immediately have a good relationship with someone