to rip
60
7.9
- verb
- /rɪp/
- Informal
- The film critic really ripped the movie for its poor acting and weak storyline.
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Watch on YouTubeAlso we will just RIP each other so freaking bad.
- Also we will just RIP each other so freaking bad.
- I mean, she just kind of RIP me apart, you know.
- I'm looking at the comments and they're ripping the life out of me.
- OK, she goes on to RIP on his tax plan he cut.
- Yeah, she ripped him a new one.
- You guys are going to sit there and RIP on the smaller Youtubers feeding the homeless.
- And anybody that has seen Frankie's video that went viral of him absolutely ripping in to the crowd.
- I have a I'm applying the wrong definition of the word criticism to whether it's just ripping something down.
- And there's so like, honestly, the hardest stuff to deal with was the people that were grown adults that were like just ripping on me every second of every day.
- I am once again under the crossfires, being mercilessly ripped apart by, you know, the greatest activists of all time.
- Neither of those involve like ripping someone to shreds.
- If anything has the possibility of ripping this asshole, you can fucking mark that off the list.
Examples
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We didn't understand why Mr. Kim had to rip into his family the way he did.
Fiction book (2000) -
The graduates ripped into the company's two key issues: building a prototype and finding potential customers.
Academic text (2007) -
I mean, she just kind of RIP me apart, you know.
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I could think of, then turned on Leo and let rip at him.
Fiction book (1996) -
And hearing your mom RIP on Carter.
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Yeah, she ripped him a new one.
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So I am not writing about this to just rip this person's argument apart or anything.
Blog text (4) -
Keith pawed at his bag of chips, watching with interest while the two team leaders ripped into each other.
Fiction book (2000) -
During the debate, he ripped into his opponent's policies with fierce criticism.
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The article ripped the government for its handling of the crisis, sparking a national conversation.
Synonyms
13
6.9
Tear something into many pieces or say very bad things about it
4
7.4
To attack someone with strong angry words
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
2
6.6
Face a difficult or painful situation quickly instead of delaying it
Compounds
2
6.0
A strong narrow flow of water moving from the shore out to sea that can pull swimmers away
How Harsh
39
7.9
485
3.2
- Informal
60
7.9
- Offensive
8
6.3
653
3.3
720
1.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
To rip someone (to criticise strongly) comes from the idea of 'tearing into' a person with words, so to rip a person is to attack them harshly in speech or writing.