Rip into meaning
Rip into is a phrasal verb that means to attack or criticise a person or thing with considerable force.
- Past simple
- ripped into
- Past participle
- ripped into
- -ing form
- ripping into
What rip into means
attack or criticise forcefullyB2
To attack or criticise a person or thing with considerable force
The opposition ripped into the government's latest proposal.
Similar phrasal verbs
With into: get into, patch into, break into, let something into something, look into, make something into something, pull into, put something into something, read something into something, go into.
Common questions
What does rip into mean?
To attack or criticise a person or thing with considerable force.
What is the past tense of rip into?
Ripped into, which is also its past participle.
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