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tear into

 Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 (v + prep) physically attack, lay into transitiveaistreachtabhair faoi PhrV cmu he tore into the biggest lad thug sé faoin mbuachaill ba mhó we tore into them in the second half leagamar orthu sa dara leath 2 informalneamhfhoirmeálta criticise, verbally attack intransitiveneamhaistreach her sister tore into her thug a deirfiúr íde na muc is na madraí di, thug a deirfiúr aghaidh a craois uirthi the critics tore into him rinne na criticeoirí cáineadh fíochmhar air 3 (v + prep) go about sth with determination transitiveaistreachleag ar PhrV cmucrom ar PhrV they tore into the work leag siad ar an obair 4 (v + prep) eat greedily transitiveaistreachluigh isteach ar cmu he tore into the steak luigh sé isteach ar an stéig, phlac sé chuige an stéig, d'alp sé siar an stéig→ tear
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