rip into

verb

To verbally attack or criticise.

“Dinner's ready. Rip into it!”

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Meanings

verbrip into (third-person singular simple present rips into, present participle ripping into, simple past and past participle ripped into)

present singular third person rips into · participle present ripping into · participle past ripped into · past ripped into

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo verbally attack or criticise.

    The teacher ripped into Johnny when he found out he had plagiarised.

  2. colloquialidiomaticTo start to eat something.

    Dinner's ready. Rip into it!

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
lace intolight intotear into
Also see
criticizelace intolam intolight intotear into

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 責罵 /责骂, 罵 /骂
  • 責罵 /责骂 (zémà)verbally attack
  • 罵 /骂 (mà)verbally attack
  • 吃 (chī)start to eat something
Finnish soimata, moittia
  • soimataverbally attack
  • moittiaverbally attack
  • käydä käsiksistart to eat something
Cite this entry
APA

rip into. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20into

MLA

“rip into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20into. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rip into,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rip%20into.

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