lay into

lay into (third-person singular simple present lays into, present participle laying into, simple past and past participle laid into)

1. (colloquial) To beat up or launch an attack against.
   • 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 11:26 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN)‎, archived from the original on 17 October 2022:

     The U.S. ships did the nautical version of someone stuck in a pub when the chairs and glass starts flying, who just looked around, shrugged their shoulders, and immediately lays into the nearest combatant.

2. (colloquial) To berate; to scold.