Idiom
light into someone
Theme: SCOLDING
to scold someone. (Informal.)John lit into Fred for being late.My father really lit into me when I came in late. He yelled at me for ten minutes.
Slang
sail into someone and light into someone
Theme: SCOLDING
in. to beat or scold someone.Jimmy's mother really sailed into him for breaking the window.Jimmy lit into the cat for getting in the way.