let someone have it

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Verb

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see let, have, it

   When he showed me that he'd gotten the insurance certificate for our old car, I decided to let him have it.

2. (idiomatic) To attack someone with great force.

   At dawn we really let 'em have it with a 30 minute artillery barrage.

3. (idiomatic) To verbally assail someone.

   When I came home, he let me have it for wrecking the car.

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