The difference between Light into and Rip into

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

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

  1. Light into as a verb (transitive):

    To attack physically.

  2. Light into as a verb (transitive):

    To attack verbally; scold.

  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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