whale into someone/something

in. to attack someone or something. Jimmy’s dad really whaled into him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kirsteen	-	Scottish
Neirin	-	Welsh
Demyan	dyem-YAHN (Russian), deem-YAHN (Russian), dem-YAHN (Ukrainian)	Russian, Ukrainian
ZÁViŠ	-	Czech
Laurent	lo-RAWN	French
Mercedes	['mə:sidi:z]