The difference between Rip into and Tear into

When used as verbs, rip into means to verbally attack or criticise, whereas tear into means to subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.


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  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!"

  1. Tear into as a verb:

    To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.

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