lace into

Definitions

1. 1

   To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.

   • Then he laced into the Kennedy Administration, saying that the New Frontier has produced "1,026 days of wasted spending, wishful thinking, unwarranted intervention, wistful theories and waning confidence."
   • A bulldozer does its dirty work Tuesday lacing into the first of several Beach Street buildings that will be rendered rubble.
   • Rider, a renowned malcontent, laced into teammates after a loss to the Pacers on Wednesday, using an expletive-filled diatribe to vent his frustration.
2. 2

   To consume with gusto.

   • Now, that doesn't mean we should all lace into the fries and gravy.
   • [G]uests laced into the feast, the star of which was communal dishes of braised pigs’ feet.

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