lay into

echar una bronca a, reprender

Criticar o regañar a alguien con mucha rabia o dureza.

En inglés sencillo: To criticize someone very angrily or severely.

• The boss laid into me.
• She laid into him for forgetting her birthday.
• Why did the coach lay into the whole team?

Cómo se usa: lay into someone for something/doing something (The coach laid into him for arriving late.)

Sinónimos: scold, berate, tear into

Antónimos: praise

Expresiones frecuentes: lay into someone, lay into the manager

dar una paliza a, golpear

Golpear a alguien con fuerza una y otra vez.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone hard and repeatedly.

• The two men laid into him.
• She laid into her attacker with both fists.
• He was laying into the stranger when police arrived.

Cómo se usa: lay into someone with something (The attacker laid into him with a heavy stick.)

Sinónimos: beat up, attack

Expresiones frecuentes: lay into someone, lay into an attacker

comer con ganas, abalanzarse sobre la comida

Empezar a comer algo deprisa y con muchas ganas, especialmente por tener mucha hambre.

En inglés sencillo: To start eating something quickly and eagerly, especially because you are very hungry.

• We laid into the pizza.
• After the hike, they laid into a huge dinner.
• He was already laying into his second plate of pasta.

Cómo se usa: lay into something (The hungry children laid into their sandwiches.)

Sinónimos: tuck into, dig into

Expresiones frecuentes: lay into something, lay into dinner, lay into a pizza