rip into

phrase

: to criticize in a very harsh or angry way

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Debris scattered cars like toys in front of the strip mall along Milam Dairy Road at Northwest 28th Street, and ripped into the front of the building like shrapnel. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 All that changed on August 26, when the port was engulfed by an enormous wave of water – as the first point of impact from a landslide and explosive flooding that then ripped into Nepal. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 When Claudia’s ghost rips into Louis and Lestat with a miasma of rage and despair, Anderson and Reid’s eyes search for each other across the room, reflecting the unexpected agony of this experience and the regret of putting Claudia through this. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026

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“Rip into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20into. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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