lay intosomeone
phrasal verbwithlayverbuk/leɪ/us/leɪ/laid
informaltoattacksomeonephysically, or tocriticizesomeone in anangryway:
In themiddleof themeetingshesuddenlylaidinto him for noapparentreason.
Chastising & rebuking
- admonitory
- barracking
- bawl
- bawlsomeoneout
- be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
- carpet
- chasten
- keelhaul
- lecture
- pullsomeoneup
- punchbag
- punching bag
- putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
- rapsomeoneover the knucklesidiom
- reproach
- reproachful
- shame
- tear
- there'll be hell to payidiom
- upbraid