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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Example Sentences

"Everything is laid bare for the public to rip into rather than the talent being at the heart of it," says Marissa, who works as a model and voiceover actress when she's not gigging.

From BBC

Since Jaclyn and Kate shared a little midnight gossip about Laurie we can assume, correctly, that Kate and Laurie will rip into Jaclyn about that.

From Salon

On Monday night, Trump took to Truth Social to rip into James, sharing a Substack article from far-right activist Laura Loomer that, in a series of unfounded claims, accused James of being in cahoots with “Christian J. French, The Trump hating COO and heir to the Anti-Trump ‘Regional News Network.’”

From Salon

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

Some say the 48-year-old tax inspector-turned-whistle-blower is so popular because he has been electrifying young people with a slick social media campaign, which he uses to rip into Senegalese elites and whip up nationalist sentiment.

From BBC

Related Words

• assail
• berate
• castigate
• excoriate
• scold
• upbraid