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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Rip into and Tear into
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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."
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Rip into as a verb (idiomatic, colloquial):
To start to eat something.
Examples:
"Dinner's ready. Rip into it!"
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Tear into as a verb:
To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.