rip into

Idioms  

1. Also, tear into. Attack or criticize vehemently, as in She ripped into her opponent's voting record. These expressions allude to the literal senses of the verbs rip and tear, that is, “cut” or “slash.”

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rip into

This still from a simulation shows how a supermassive black hole's accretion disk can rip into two subdisks, which are misaligned in this image.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2023

But let her sit at the piano to rip into some of the Beethoven sonatas and something astonishing emerges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

But once they rip into their three-song set, there's no stopping them.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023

Like other moray eels, he had two sets of jaws and an abundance of teeth, which he used to rip into the fish fillets doled out for dinner.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

Mama was going to rip into me for sure.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

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