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  • 11lay into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lay into : present tense I/you/we/they lay into he/she/it lays into present participle laying into past tense laid into past participle laid into informal lay into someone to attack someone physically or with… …

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  • 12lay into — 1) attack physically, do (eat) something with energy He laid into the steak as soon as the waiter brought it to his table. 2) attack with words As soon as I came into work this morning she laid (lit) into me about my poor sales performance last… …

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  • 13lay light into — 1) attack physically, do (eat) something with energy He laid into the steak as soon as the waiter brought it to his table. 2) attack with words As soon as I came into work this morning she laid (lit) into me about my poor sales performance last… …

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  • 14lay into someone — lay into (someone) to attack someone physically or with words. First the two kids just yelled but soon they laid into each other with hard punches. My sister really laid into me for borrowing her dress without asking first …

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  • 15lay into — (someone) to attack someone physically or with words. First the two kids just yelled but soon they laid into each other with hard punches. My sister really laid into me for borrowing her dress without asking first …

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  • 16lay into — PHRASAL VERB To lay into someone or something means to start attacking or criticizing them. [INFORMAL] [V P n] A mob of women laid into him with handbags and pointed shoes... [V P n] She used to lay into Gareth about how much he spent …

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  • 17lay into something — lay into (something) to eat something quickly and with pleasure. Both hikers laid into a huge dinner with great enthusiasm …

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  • 18lay into — (something) to eat something quickly and with pleasure. Both hikers laid into a huge dinner with great enthusiasm …

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  • 19lay into — informal 1) the general s henchmen were encouraged to publicly lay into dissenters See assault 1. 1) 2) he laid into her with a string of insults See criticize …

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  • 20lay into somebody — ˌlay ˈinto sb/sth derived (informal) to attack sb violently with blows or words • His parents really laid into him for wasting so much money. Main entry: ↑layderived …

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