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rips into

rips into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip into.

Meaning of rip into

Verb

rip into (third-person singular simple present rips into, present participle ripping into, simple past and past participle ripped into)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To verbally attack or criticise.
    • The teacher ripped into Johnny when he found out he had plagiarised.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To start to eat something.
    • Dinner's ready. Rip into it!

Questions about rips into

What is rips into the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rips into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rip into.

Words near rips into in the dictionary

  1. rips a page out of someone's playbook
  2. rips along
  3. rips apart
  4. rips ass
  5. rips down
  6. rips into
  7. rips it up
  8. rips off
  9. rips off the band-aid
  10. rips on
  11. rips one

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