lace into

1. To tighten and tie up the laces of some clothing or equipment one or someone else is wearing. In this usage, a name or pronoun can be used after "lace" when talking about someone else. He laced into his boots and skated out onto the ice. Could you lace me into this dress? It's too tight to do it myself.

2. To verbally attack, berate, or upbraid someone. You need to stop lacing into the kids during practice like that, Tom. They're just doing soccer for fun. The president laced into the reporter for asking what he called a disrespectful question.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lace someone into something

to tighten the laces of something someone is wearing. Sally helped Billy lace himself into his boots. The maid laced Gloria into her corset.

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lace into someone or something

and light into someone or something

Fig. to attack, devour, or scold someone or something. We laced into a big meal of pork and beans. The bully punched John once, and then John really laced into him. John lit into him with both fists.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

lace into

Also, light into. Attack, assail, as in He laced into me for arriving late, or She lit into him for forgetting the tickets. The first of these colloquial terms employs lace in the sense of "beat up or thrash," a usage dating from the late 1500s. The idiom with light dates from the late 1800s and stems from the verb meaning "descend."

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

lace into

To attack or assail someone: The captain laced into me for getting to practice so late.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

orient
orient to
orient to (something)
not do (someone or oneself) any favors
at one's leisure
spiff up
spiffed up
associate
associate oneself with
associate with

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释义	lace into lace into 1. To tighten and tie up the laces of some clothing or equipment one or someone else is wearing. In this usage, a name or pronoun can be used after "lace" when talking about someone else. He laced into his boots and skated out onto the ice. Could you lace me into this dress? It's too tight to do it myself. 2. To verbally attack, berate, or upbraid someone. You need to stop lacing into the kids during practice like that, Tom. They're just doing soccer for fun. The president laced into the reporter for asking what he called a disrespectful question. See also: lace Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lace someone into something to tighten the laces of something someone is wearing. Sally helped Billy lace himself into his boots. The maid laced Gloria into her corset. See also: lace lace into someone or something and light into someone or something Fig. to attack, devour, or scold someone or something. We laced into a big meal of pork and beans. The bully punched John once, and then John really laced into him. John lit into him with both fists. See also: lace McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. lace into Also, light into. Attack, assail, as in He laced into me for arriving late, or She lit into him for forgetting the tickets. The first of these colloquial terms employs lace in the sense of "beat up or thrash," a usage dating from the late 1500s. The idiom with light dates from the late 1800s and stems from the verb meaning "descend." See also: lace The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. lace into v. To attack or assail someone: The captain laced into me for getting to practice so late. See also: lace The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: orient orient to orient to (something) not do (someone or oneself) any favors at one's leisure spiff up spiffed up associate associate oneself with associate with
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