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lace into

Verb

lace into

(informal, transitive) To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.
- 1963 Nov. 22, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897999,00.html Nation: The Sound of Footsteps]," Time:
  Then he laced into the Kennedy Administration, saying that the New Frontier has produced "1,026 days of wasted spending, wishful thinking, unwarranted intervention, wistful theories and waning confidence."
- 1981 Feb. 25, "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4k8fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v9EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6226,4561783&dq=fight+lacing-into+|+lace-into&hl=en Courting Destruction‎]" (photo caption), Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 1B (retrieved 24 July 2011):
  A bulldozer does its dirty work Tuesday lacing into the first of several Beach Street buildings that will be rendered rubble.
- 2000 Jan. 2, Mike Wise, "An N.B.A. Power Broker Who Lost His Power ↗," New York Times (retrieved 24 July 2011):
  Rider, a renowned malcontent, laced into teammates after a loss to the Pacers on Wednesday, using an expletive-filled diatribe to vent his frustration.
(informal, transitive, of food or beverages) To consume with gusto.
- 1988 Nov. 28, Frank Jones, "Oprah made size 10 error backing diet‎," Toronto Star (Canada), p. C1:
  Now, that doesn't mean we should all lace into the fries and gravy.
- 2006 Nov. 26, David Shaftel, "Pork Chops He Has Known ↗," New York Times (retrieved 24 July 2011):
  [G]uests laced into the feast, the star of which was communal dishes of braised pigs’ feet.

Synonyms

(attack physically) assail, assault, light into, rip into, tear into
(attack verbally) criticize, dress down, excoriate, light into, rebuke, reprimand, rip into, scold, tear into
(consume with gusto) dig into, tuck into
See also Thesaurus:reprehend

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