Definition of tear into

tear into

verb - transitive

to aggressively start consuming.






Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Jul 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 11 2011.
to aggressively criticize.
I suggested the idea to my boss, but he really tore into it.
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
Last edited on Aug 21 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 11 2011.

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zinger	Definitions include: an unkind joke or tease.
*rip a new sshole**	Definitions include: to attack, beat up.
flack	Definitions include: misspelling / alternate spelling of flak.
son	Definitions include: friend; "dude".
crack on	Definitions include: to make fun of.
ankle biter	Definitions include: a young child.
*on (one's) ss**	Definitions include: to focus negative attention on a person, e.g. by insulting, berating, or generally harassing someone.
crack	Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
carry on	Definitions include: to fuss or whine at length.
bag	Definitions include: to lie to; deceive.
flame	Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.
set straight	Definitions include: to chastise.
FML	Definitions include: acronym for "fuck my life."
crap	Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
talk back	Definitions include: to sass.
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Other terms relating to 'into':
barge into	Definitions include: to enter suddenly and uninvitedly.
beat into a pulp	Definitions include: to physically beat someone causing extensive injury.
bump into	Definitions include: to see someone, in an unplanned way.
come into (one's) own	Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self.
cut into	Definitions include: a phrase used to describe a person setting another person straight.
get into	Definitions include: to do.
get into (one's) pants	Definitions include: to have sex with someone.
get stuck into	Definitions include: to consume.
into	Definitions include: interested in.
jump into bed with	Definitions include: to work closely with someone.
lace into	Definitions include: to verbally attack.
lay into	Definitions include: to eat voraciously.
*look like (one) bit into a shtburger**	Definitions include: angry, looks bad, pissed, annoyed, unusual looking.
plugged into	Definitions include: connected to a social scene, source of knowledge, etc.
pour into	Definitions include: of a drunk person, to put.
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Other terms relating to 'tear':
alligator tears	Definitions include: incorrect usage of "crocodile tears."
angel tears	Definitions include: the psychedelic drug LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide).
crocodile tears	Definitions include: an insincere display of emotion.
cuckold tears	Definitions include: pre-cum oozing from a cuckolded husband's erect penis while he watches his wife make out and/or have sex, indicating his happiness, joy and approval of his wife being a hotwife.
male tears	Definitions include: semen.
shed a tear	Definitions include: to urinate.
tear	Definitions include: to leave quickly.
tear a new one	Definitions include: to verbally attack someone; "rip (one) a new asshole".
tear arse	Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart".
*tear ss**	Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart".
tear it down	Definitions include: to leave quickly; sometimes referring to leaving as a negative action.
tear-jerker	Definitions include: something sad, e.g. a movie or book.
*tear (one's) ss up**	Definitions include: to vigorously, sexually penetrate a person's anus.
*tear that ss up**	Definitions include: to vigorously, sexually penetrate a person's anus.
tear up	Definitions include: to engage in an activity with enthusiasm.