rip into

Verb

colloquial idiomatic

(idiomatic, colloquial) To verbally attack or criticise. / (idiomatic, colloquial) To start to eat something.

Japanese Meaning

口撃する、痛烈に批判する / 食い始める、がっつく

When the report's mistakes were revealed, the director began to rip into the junior analysts.

報告書の誤りが明らかになると、部長は若手アナリストたちを激しく非難し始めた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, colloquial) To verbally attack or criticise.

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

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, colloquial) To start to eat something.

Dinner's ready. Rip into it!

rips into

（ present singular third-person ）

ripping into

（ participle present ）

ripped into

（ participle past ）

ripped into

（ past ）