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/tɛr ɪntˈu/ Listen

Tear into

verb

Hit violently, as in an attack. Synonyms: lace into, lam into, lay into, pitch into.

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... to the table and poured him out a cup of coffee, but her hand trembled, and, before she could prevent it, down splashed a great tear into the saucer. ...

— We Two • Edna Lyall

... scows. Line up. Quick! Johnson, are you waiting for a stone-mason to set you? Snap the ball. Tear into them. Low! Low! Hi-i! You end, do you think you're the quarter pole in a horse race? Nine men went past you that time. If you can't touch 'em drop 'em a souvenir card. Line up. Faster, faster! Oh, thunder, hurry up! If you ran a funeral, center, the corpse would ...

— At Good Old Siwash • George Fitch

Words linked to "Tear into" : pitch into, hit, lace into