rip into

Idioms and Phrases

Also, tear into . Attack or criticize vehemently, as in She ripped into her opponent's voting record . These expressions allude to the literal senses of the verbs rip and tear , that is, “cut” or “slash.”

Example Sentences

On Monday night, Trump took to Truth Social to rip into James, sharing a Substack article from far-right activist Laura Loomer that, in a series of unfounded claims, accused James of being in cahoots with “Christian J. French, The Trump hating COO and heir to the Anti-Trump ‘Regional News Network.’”

From Salon

This still from a simulation shows how a supermassive black hole's accretion disk can rip into two subdisks, which are misaligned in this image.

From Salon

Some say the 48-year-old tax inspector-turned-whistle-blower is so popular because he has been electrifying young people with a slick social media campaign, which he uses to rip into Senegalese elites and whip up nationalist sentiment.

From BBC

Carving out plenty of time to rip into the Biden family, per usual, Trump drew comparisons between his family's legal drama and theirs, attempting to convince the crowd that he was being raked over the coals, while the "Biden crime family" was not.

From Salon

But let her sit at the piano to rip into some of the Beethoven sonatas and something astonishing emerges.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• assail
• berate
• castigate
• excoriate
• scold
• upbraid