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Definition

To verbally attack or criticise.

To start to eat something.

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In Context

  • "The teacher ripped into Johnny when he found out he had plagiarised."
  • "Dinner's ready. Rip into it!"
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Related Idioms

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jump on

To attack verbally, to criticise excessively.

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rip to shreds

To criticize severely; to refute.

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rip off the band-aid

To perform a painful or unpleasant, but necessary, action quickly so a …

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rip someone's head off

To castigate someone very angrily.

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rip it up

To perform spectacularly.

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rip off the bandage

To deal with a difficult situation by sudden difficult action.

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