rip into
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English
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Verb
[edit]rip into (third-person singular simple present rips into, present participle ripping into, simple past and past participle ripped into)
- (idiomatic, colloquial) To verbally attack or criticise.
- The teacher ripped into Johnny when he found out he had plagiarised.
- (idiomatic, colloquial) To start to eat something.
- Dinner's ready. Rip into it!
Synonyms
[edit]- lace into, light into, tear into
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Translations
[edit]verbally attack
start to eat something
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