Lay into and Nitpick

Lay into verb - Hit violently, as in an attack.

Nitpick and lay into are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nitpick" instead a verb "Lay into".

Nitpick verb - To make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant.

Lay into and nitpick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay into" instead a verb "Nitpick".