lace into

[lace into] or [tie into] {v.}, {informal}

To attack physically or with words; begin to hit or criticize.

* /The boxer laced into his opponent./

* /The critics laced into the new movie./

Syn.: LAY INTO, RIP INTO.

Compare: GIVE IT TO.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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