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lay into

British  

verb

  1. to attack forcefully

  2. to berate severely

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lay into Idioms  

  1. Attack physically, The boys ganged up and laid into Bobby .

  2. Scold vigorously, as in The teacher laid into her aide when she learned he had left the children alone in the schoolyard . [Early 1800s] Also see pitch into .

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