lay into

passer un savon à, engueuler

Critiquer ou gronder quelqu’un avec beaucoup de colère ou de sévérité.

En anglais simple : To criticize someone very angrily or severely.

• The boss laid into me.
• She laid into him for forgetting her birthday.
• Why did the coach lay into the whole team?

Comment l'utiliser : lay into someone for something/doing something (The coach laid into him for arriving late.)

Synonymes : scold, berate, tear into

Contraires : praise

Expressions courantes : lay into someone, lay into the manager

rouer de coups, tabasser

Frapper quelqu’un fort et à plusieurs reprises.

En anglais simple : To hit someone hard and repeatedly.

• The two men laid into him.
• She laid into her attacker with both fists.
• He was laying into the stranger when police arrived.

Comment l'utiliser : lay into someone with something (The attacker laid into him with a heavy stick.)

Synonymes : beat up, attack

Expressions courantes : lay into someone, lay into an attacker

se jeter sur, dévorer

Se mettre à manger vite et avec beaucoup d’appétit, surtout quand on a très faim.

En anglais simple : To start eating something quickly and eagerly, especially because you are very hungry.

• We laid into the pizza.
• After the hike, they laid into a huge dinner.
• He was already laying into his second plate of pasta.

Comment l'utiliser : lay into something (The hungry children laid into their sandwiches.)

Synonymes : tuck into, dig into

Expressions courantes : lay into something, lay into dinner, lay into a pizza