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lays into

phrase , present tense third-person singular of lay into

Synonyms and Antonyms of lays into

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

His parents laid into him for wrecking the car.

Synonyms of lays into

bastes, bawls out, berates, calls down, castigates, chastises, chews out, dresses down, flays, hammers, jaws, keelhauls, lambastes (or lambasts), lectures, rags, rails (at or against), rants (at), rates, reams (out), rebukes, reprimands, reproaches, scolds, scores, tongue-lashes, upbraids

Words Related to lays into

admonishes, chides, remonstrates (with), reproves

abuses, assails, attacks, bad-mouths, blames, blasts, censures, condemns, criticizes, crucifies, denounces, disses [slang], excoriates, faults, harangues, knocks, laces (into), lashes, pans, reprehends, reviles, scourges, slams, vituperates

belittles, disparages, mocks, puts down

ridicules, scoffs, scorns

Phrases Synonymous with lays into

reads the riot act (to), takes to task

Near Antonyms of lays into

approves, endorses (also indorses), sanctions

extols (also extolls), lauds, praises

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