TEAR INTO SB/STH


Meaning of TEAR INTO SB/STH in English

1.

to attack sb/sth physically or with words

2.

to start doing sth with a lot of energy :

They tore into their food as if they were starving.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.