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单词 lay into
释义

lay into

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verb (intr, preposition) informal

to attack forcefully
to berate severely

Words nearby lay into

lay hands on, lay hold of, lay in, laying on of hands, lay intermediary, lay into, lay it on the line, lay it on thick, lay low, layman, lay odds
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with lay into

lay into

1

Attack physically, The boys ganged up and laid into Bobby.

2

Scold vigorously, as in The teacher laid into her aide when she learned he had left the children alone in the schoolyard. [Early 1800s] Also see pitch into.

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