rip into

[rip into] or [tear into] {v.}, {informal}

1. To start a fight with; attack.

* /The puppy is tearing into the big dog./

Syn.: PITCH INTO. 2. To quarrel with; scold.

* /Mrs. Brown ripped into her daughter for coming home late./

Syn.: BAWL OUT, LACE INTO, LAY OUT, LET HAVE IT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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