lay into

sgridare, rimproverare duramente

Criticare o sgridare qualcuno con molta rabbia o severità.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: lay into someone for something/doing something (The coach laid into him for arriving late.)

Sinonimi: scold, berate, tear into

Contrari: praise

Espressioni comuni: lay into someone, lay into the manager

picchiare, riempire di botte

Colpire qualcuno con forza e ripetutamente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lay into someone with something (The attacker laid into him with a heavy stick.)

Sinonimi: beat up, attack

Espressioni comuni: lay into someone, lay into an attacker

avventarsi su, divorare

Cominciare a mangiare in fretta e con grande appetito, soprattutto quando si ha molta fame.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: lay into something (The hungry children laid into their sandwiches.)

Sinonimi: tuck into, dig into

Espressioni comuni: lay into something, lay into dinner, lay into a pizza