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What is another word for lays into?

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Contexts

To reprimand or criticize (someone) severely

To physically attack violently

To engage in a vigorous physical struggle or fight

To quarrel or argue

Verb

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To reprimand or criticize (someone) severely

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

belabours^UK

belabors^US

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a rollicking

pummels^US

gives someone a bollocking

vilifies

finds fault with

remonstrates with

raps over the knuckles

bags

abuses

gives someone a telling-off

ticks off

gives someone an earful

bashes

gives someone what for

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a rating

comes down on

raps

skewers

gives someone a wigging

runs down

blames

trashes

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

jumps down one's throat

gives a piece of one's mind

does a hatchet job on

gives someone a bad press

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

slaps someone's wrist

takes to the woodshed

throws mud at

dumps on

gives something a bad press

bites someone's head off

drags through the mud

passes strictures upon

jumps down someone's throat

brings into disrepute

conducts a smear campaign against

ostracizes^US

blackens the reputation of

ostracises^UK

sullies the reputation of

spreads lies about

gives something a battering

snaps someone's head off

gives a tongue-lashing

animadverts upon

badmouths

dresses-down

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

has words

severely reprimands

raps across the knuckles

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

gives someone a carpeting

satirizes^US

metes out punishment to

satirises^UK

has someone on the carpet

warns

hits out

comes down on like a ton of bricks

demonises^UK

demonizes^US

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

holds someone to blame

trivializes^US

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

trivialises^UK

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

drags through the mire

puts someone on the griddle

flouts

puts someone on the hot seat

expresses a poor opinion of

calls names

spreads scandal about

tells lies about

runs a smear campaign against

brings down

holds up to ridicule

looks down one's nose at

blackens the character of

drags someone's name through the mud

treats disrespectfully

cuts dead

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

blackens someone's name

takes the piss out of

makes someone eat crow

puts out of countenance

makes a fool of

causes to lose face

settles someone's hash

casts down

takes the wind out of your sails

puts to shame

makes someone eat humble pie

takes down a peg or two

gives your opinion of

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“There was no reason for him to lay into her with a string of insults.”

Verb

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To physically attack violently

pummels^US

belabours^UK

belabors^US

beats the living daylights out of

knocks into the middle of next week

gives someone a beating

weighs into

pounces upon

gives someone a good hiding

gives someone a hiding

gives someone a drubbing

falls uponfall upon

hits out at

goes in on

gives someone a good drubbing

gives someone a good beating

launches an attack on

makes an onslaught on

jumps down one's throat

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

conducts an offensive on

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

wins a resounding victory over

strikes down

brings someone to their knees

takes to the cleaners

blows out of the water

dusts someone's britches

beats someone's brains out

knocks someone's lights out

damages

knocks the living daylights out of

puts someone's lights out

comes into collision with

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“Later that night, the gang returned to lay into him with punches to the body.”

Verb

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To engage in a vigorous physical struggle or fight

Verb

To quarrel or argue

fights like cat and dog

goes at it hammer and tongs

contradicts each other

has a misunderstanding

has a difference of opinion

has a different opinion

balks^US

baulks^UK

expresses disagreement with

withholds assent

says not a chance

expresses disagreement

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