tear into somebody/something phrasal verb (see also tear)

1. to attack someone by hitting them very hard:
The two boys tore into each other.

2. to criticize someone very strongly and angrily:
From time to time she would really tear into her staff.

3. to start doing something quickly, with a lot of energy:
I was amazed at the way she tore into her work.

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tear into
tear into (someone)
to attack someone fiercely.
He tore into the witness, calling him a liar.

I saw a small boy tear into a much larger fellow who had taken his bike.

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tear into
• tear into (someone or something)
to criticize and scold someone, to attack someone or something
The supervisor tore into the employee for being late.

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tear into something
• tear into (someone or something)
to criticize and scold someone, to attack someone or something
The supervisor tore into the employee for being late.

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tear into
v. phr. To attack vigorously, physically or verbally.
The anxious buyers tore into the wedding gowns on sale at the famous department store. See: RIP INTO.

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tear into someone
tear into (someone)
to attack someone fiercely.
He tore into the witness, calling him a liar.

I saw a small boy tear into a much larger fellow who had taken his bike.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

tear into someone
• tear into (someone or something)
to criticize and scold someone, to attack someone or something
The supervisor tore into the employee for being late.

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