Word info

let them have it

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic) To attack someone with great force.
At dawn we really let 'em have it with a 30 minute artillery barrage.

(idiomatic) To verbally assail someone.
When I came home, he let me have it for wrecking the car.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: 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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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