lighting into
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1
as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
She lit into the intern for deleting an important file.
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2
as in diving (into)
to start work on energetically
We lit into the new project right away.
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3
as in raiding
to take sudden, violent action against
He lit into the punching bag as though it were his worst enemy.
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