light into

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light into

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Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + into (“against”, preposition).

verb lights into · lighting into · lit into · lighted into

idiomatic, transitive To set upon or attack. [H]e lit into that horse with his whip.
Similar: assail, assault, lace into, lam into, rip into, tear into, criticize, dress down, excoriate, rebuke, reprimand, scold

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@misc{light_into_2026,
  title = {light into},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20into},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}