lay into

azarlamak, yerden yere vurmak

Birini çok öfkeli veya sert bir şekilde eleştirmek ya da azarlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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?

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

Eş anlamlılar: scold, berate, tear into

Zıt anlamlılar: praise

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lay into someone, lay into the manager

dövmek, pataklamak

Birine art arda sert darbeler vurmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

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

Eş anlamlılar: beat up, attack

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lay into someone, lay into an attacker

iştahla yemek, yemeğe saldırmak

Özellikle çok açken, yemeği hızla ve büyük iştahla yemeye başlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: lay into something (The hungry children laid into their sandwiches.)

Eş anlamlılar: tuck into, dig into

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lay into something, lay into dinner, lay into a pizza