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tear into

/tɛə(ɹ) ˈɪntu/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

lay into(English)pitch into(English)lam into(English)lace into(English)tear apart(English)tear up(English)tear(English)tear to pieces(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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