lace into

Verb

lace into (third-person singular simple present laces into, present participle lacing into, simple past and past participle laced into)

1. (informal, transitive) To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.
   • 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."1963 November 22, “Nation: The Sound of Footsteps”, in Time
   • A bulldozer does its dirty work Tuesday lacing into the first of several Beach Street buildings that will be rendered rubble.1981 Feb. 25, "Courting Destruction" (photo caption), Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 1B (retrieved 24 July 2011)

   Synonyms:

   assail, assault, light into, rip into, tear into, criticize, dress down, excoriate, rebuke, reprimand

2. (informal, transitive) To consume with gusto.
   • Now, that doesn't mean we should all lace into the fries and gravy.1988 November 28, Frank Jones, “Oprah made size 10 error backing diet”, in Toronto Star, Canada, page C1
   • [G]uests laced into the feast, the star of which was communal dishes of braised pigs’ feet.2006 November 26, David Shaftel, “Pork Chops He Has Known”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Jul 2011

   Synonyms:

   dig into, tuck into