The difference between Lace into and Rip into

When used as verbs, lace into means to vigorously attack, either physically or verbally, whereas rip into means to verbally attack or criticise.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lace into and Rip into

  1. Lace into as a verb (informal, transitive):

    To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.

  2. Lace into as a verb (informal, transitive, of food or beverages):

    To consume with gusto.

  1. Rip into as a verb (idiomatic, colloquial):

    To verbally attack or criticise.

    Examples:

    "The teacher ripped into Johnny when he found out he had plagiarised."

  2. Rip into as a verb (idiomatic, colloquial):

    To start to eat something.

    Examples:

    "Dinner's ready. Rip into it!"

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