Lay Sb Laid Meaning Attack Repeatedly Punch Kick

Meaning: to attack someone and repeatedly punch and kick them

• lay into sb The police officers who laid into the teenage boys got into trouble because someone filmed the attack.
  
  
• lay into sb A gang of thugs waited for a guy to leave the gay club, and then laid into him. They kicked him to death on the sidewalk, and then laughed as they ran away.