lays into
Scolds with force
To lay into someone is to attack them physically or verbally with force and energy: She really laid into him when she found out he'd been lying.
The phrase suggests sustained aggression rather than a single blow—a beating or a tongue-lashing that goes on for a while.
The critics laid into the film.
In a savage manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- savagelyIn a brutal manner
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
fiercely · furiously · aggressively · brutally · harshly · unrelentingly · passionately · vehemently
Aggressive hostile actions
- assaultsViolent physical attacks
- pummelsStrikes with repeated blows
- strikesRefusals to work collectively
- beatsPulses or defeats
hits · punches · thrashes · batters · clobbers · whacks · pounds · tackles
Scolds severely
- scoldsHarshly criticizes aloud
- criticizesExpresses unfavorable judgment
- rebukesCriticizes sharply for wrongdoing
- lambastsSeverely scolds or criticizes
chastises · upbraids · admonishes · castigates · denounces · reproaches · chides · lectures
ferociously
In a savage manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- savagelyIn a brutal manner
viciously · fiercely · furiously · aggressively · brutally · harshly · unrelentingly · passionately · vehemently · forcefully
attacks
Aggressive hostile actions
- assaultsViolent physical attacks
- pummelsStrikes with repeated blows
- strikesRefusals to work collectively
beats · hits · punches · thrashes · batters · clobbers · whacks · pounds · tackles · jumps on
berates
Scolds severely
- scoldsHarshly criticizes aloud
- criticizesExpresses unfavorable judgment
- rebukesCriticizes sharply for wrongdoing
lambasts · chastises · upbraids · admonishes · castigates · denounces · reproaches · chides · lectures · harangues
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
lays intoembraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
protects · shields · nurses · leaves alone · walks away from