tear into sb/sth
informal— phrasal verb with tear uk/teər/us/ter/verb tore, torn
to criticize someone or something very strongly:
Unfortunately, if he doesn't agree with you, he tends to tear into you.
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Talking angrily
- bite
- bite sb's head off idiom
- bite/snap sb's head off idiom
- diatribe
- edge
- head
- hit
- jump
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- mouth off (about sth)
- piece
- rant
- rave
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snarl
- spit sth out
- tear 1
- tirade
- tut
- upbraid
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