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tear into someone

to attack someone fiercely. He tore into the witness, calling him a liar. I saw a small boy tear into a much larger fellow who had taken his bike.

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tear
tear apart
tear at
tear away
tear down
tear hair
tear heart out

tear into
tear limb from limb
tear off
tear off a strip
tear/tug at heartstrings
tease out
teeth
teething problems/troubles

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