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What is another word for tearing into?

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Present participle for to harshly criticize someone

Present participle for to physically attack someone

Present participle for to take violent or aggressive action against

Present participle for to energetically devote, or begin devoting, effort to something

Present participle for to take the first step into something

Present participle for to feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

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Present participle for to harshly criticize someone

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

letting someone have it

ripping into

hauling over the coals

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

blaming

rapping

bad-mouthing

rapping over the knuckles

pummelling^UK

giving someone a bollocking

giving a talking-to

giving someone a telling-off

keelhauling

fulminating against

trimming

giving someone a mouthful

running down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a rating

aspersing

belaboring^US

crucifying

inveighing against

giving someone a wigging

giving someone what for

belabouring^UK

casting aspersions on

rowing

giving someone a caning

giving someone some stick

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

doing a hatchet job on

throwing brickbats at

raking over the coals

slandering

insulting

chastening

jumping down one's throat

dumping on

disapproving of

slapping someone's wrist

giving a bad press to

carping at

calling on the carpet

picking to pieces

dragging through the mud

giving someone a bad press

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

minimizing^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

taking to the woodshed

going for the jugular

lashing out at

monishing

writing off

calling over the coals

giving flak to

giving a piece of one's mind

passing strictures upon

minimising^UK

biting someone's head off

snapping someone's head off

bringing into disrepute

giving something a bad press

letting fly at

sullying the reputation of

throwing shade

rapping on knuckles

coming down hard on

telling a thing or two

trouncing

stigmatising^UK

blackening the reputation of

jumping down someone's throat

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the name of

preaching

expostulating

exprobrating

giving a tongue-lashing

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

sending someone away with a flea in his

giving something a battering

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

criticizing hatefully

shouting at

giving one hell

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

dishonoring^US

expressing disapproval of

counseling^US

coming down on like a ton of bricks

counselling^UK

jumping on one's case

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

having someone on the carpet

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

casting a slur on

muckraking

bringing shame upon

spreading scandal about

look down one's nose at

running smear campaign

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

treating with contempt

running a smear campaign against

cutting to the quick

blackening someone's name

jibing at

sneezing at

blackening the character of

holding in contempt

setting little store by

holding up to ridicule

rating too low

doing an injustice to

dragging someone's name through the mud

lowering the status of

turning your nose up at

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

treating disrespectfully

putting in a bad light

writing false reports about

giving Bronx cheer

spreading tales about

regarding with contempt

marking wrong

taking the mickey

dragging name through mud

turning up one's nose

arguing against

thinking too little of

taking the piss out of

labelling^UK

labeling^US

riding

poormouthing

squashing

commenting negatively

reviewing unfavorably

knocking off high horse

speaking of with disfavour

having a pop at

treating contemptuously

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

losing face

giving a bad name to

putting someone in their place

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

shooting full of holes

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

bantering

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

telling someone to get lost

curling your lip at

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

giving the cold shoulder to

sweeping aside

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

aping

having no use for

refusing to acknowledge

doing an impression of

complaining vociferously about

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

lodging a protest against

taking exception

taking a stand against

raising objections to

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“Yehudah was livid, and he was ready to tear into his son right there, in front of everyone.”

Verb

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Present participle for to physically attack someone

pummelling^UK

letting someone have it

belaboring^US

beating the living daylights out of

belabouring^UK

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a good hiding

hitting out at

beating up

giving someone a beating

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

giving someone a hiding

giving someone a drubbing

driving

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

giving someone a hot bottom

contusing

putting over one's knee

putting in the hospital

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

running

assaulting physically

beating someone up

hitting for six

boxing someone's ears

striking with a stick

knocking someone's lights out

beating someone's brains out

jumping down one's throat

coming into collision with

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

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“He charged towards the assassin with teeth bared and claws ready to tear into his opponent.”

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Present participle for to take violent or aggressive action against

letting someone have it

launching an attack on

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

attempting to capture

making an onslaught on

swooping on

taking a pop at

striking out at

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

jumping down someone's throat

biting someone's head off

giving someone a beating

beating the living daylights out of

conducting an offensive on

conducting a search of

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“Khan's troops would tear into the Urshii army from behind, forcing them to fight a two-fronted battle.”

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Present participle for to energetically devote, or begin devoting, effort to something

occupying oneself with

giving something a try

starting the ball rolling

throwing yourself into

trying to solve

starting on

taking the bit between your teeth

getting to grips with

essaying

stepping up to the plate

giving something a go

pursuing

addressing oneself to

sinking your teeth into

turning one's hand to

giving something a whirl

taking measures about

directing attention to

looking after

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“Before you tear into this project, though, there are a few things you need to know about what you're looking at.”

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Present participle for to take the first step into something

getting to grips with

beginning work on

starting the ball rolling on

originating

addressing oneself to

getting off the ground

getting the ball rolling

going ahead

scratching the surface

getting the show on the road

starting the ball rolling

organizing^US

organising^UK

laying the foundations of

setting the ball rolling

laying the first stone of

laying the cornerstone of

getting things rolling

getting cracking with

setting the ball rolling on

breaking the ice on

engaging in

focusing on

beginning undertaking

concentrating on

developing

getting one's feet wet

bringing into existence

putting together

hatching

fathering

getting something working

laying foundation

getting moving

getting something functioning

debuting

getting on

rolling up one's sleeves

putting one's hand to the plough

getting things moving

getting one's finger out

getting weaving

setting the wheels in motion

getting down to business

putting one's shoulder to the wheel

putting the wheels in motion

bursting out

starting ball rolling

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Present participle for to feel or express violent uncontrollable anger

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