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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ripped him" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used in contexts where someone is criticizing or mocking another person, often in a humorous or exaggerated manner.
Example: "During the debate, she really ripped him for his lack of knowledge on the subject."
Alternatives: "tore into him" or "criticized him harshly."
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I ripped him, ripped him hard".
We were the only ones who never ripped him off.
Most notably, teammates have ripped him for his lackadaisical blocking.
"I'd done a speech at his 50th," Cowell (N) recalls, "and I ripped him to pieces!
A pharmacy that preys on disoriented gringos ripped him off of about $14.
Sierra complained -- "All they care about over there is winning," he once moaned -- and Torre ripped him in his autobiography.
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"I wanted to rip him off," John Currin told me recently.
If you rip him off, I'll rag your hair out".
You rip him out of bed in front of his wife.
I'm deeply inspired by all of his work — I rip him off constantly.
It seems a shame that he only enters the headlines when people rip him off.
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