light into
• criticize someone severely; attack.
• "he lit into him for his indiscretion"
Similar:
assault,
set upon,
fall on,
attack,
assail,
turn on,
lash out at,
round on,
strike,
beat,
thrash,
drub,
thump,
batter,
hammer,
pummel,
hit out at,
strike out at,
(let) fly at,
weigh into,
belabour,
lay into,
tear into,
sail into,
lace into,
pitch into,
paste,
let someone have it,
have a go at,
scold,
berate,
upbraid,
castigate,
censure,
condemn,
lambast,
criticize,
reprimand,
rebuke,
chide,
reprove,
admonish,
harangue,
take to task,
rant at,
rave at,
rail at,
revile,
fulminate against,
haul/call over the coals,
rap someone's knuckles,
slap someone's wrist,
dress down,
give someone a dressing-down,
carpet,
tell off,
bawl out,
tick off,
slag off,
chew out,
reprehend,
excoriate,
objurgate,
