let someone have it

English

Verb

let someone have it

  1. (idiomatic) To attack someone with great force.
    At dawn we really let 'em have it with a 30 minute artillery barrage.
  2. (idiomatic) To verbally assail someone.
    When I came home, he let me have it for wrecking the car.
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