lay into

叱りつける、こき下ろす

相手を怒って厳しく叱ったり、激しく批判したりする。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： lay into someone for something/doing something (The coach laid into him for arriving late.)

類義語： scold, berate, tear into

反対語： praise

よく使う表現： lay into someone, lay into the manager

殴りつける、打ちのめす

相手を何度も強く殴る。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： lay into someone with something (The attacker laid into him with a heavy stick.)

類義語： beat up, attack

よく使う表現： lay into someone, lay into an attacker

がつがつ食べる、かぶりつく

特にとても空腹なとき、勢いよく夢中で食べ始める。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： lay into something (The hungry children laid into their sandwiches.)

類義語： tuck into, dig into

よく使う表現： lay into something, lay into dinner, lay into a pizza