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What is another word for let someone have it?

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To attack someone physically

To rebuke or criticize someone verbally

To strike such a blow against

To speak or write about with great hostility

To shoot someone or something with a gun

To express a different opinion

To blame, or find fault with, for a wrongdoing

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Verb

To attack someone physically

beat the living daylights out of

launch oneself at

make an assault on

launch an attack on

give someone a beating

beat someone up

knock block off

knock for a loop

assault physically

attempt to capture

fire a broadside at

launch an attack

make an onslaught on

swoop down upon

make inroads on

turn to violence

make a foray on

make a sortie on

conduct an offensive on

make an assault

begin hostilities

begin an assault

take the offensive

arrive in hordes

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“Jimmy instructed his henchmen to let his embezzling ex-accountant have it if they ever managed to get their hands on him.”

Verb

To rebuke or criticize someone verbally

remonstrate with

haul over the coals

read the riot act

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a bollocking

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a caning

give someone hell

give someone a wigging

tear off a strip

give someone a mouthful

give someone some stick

give someone a row

give someone what for

give someone a rating

take to the woodshed

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

rake over the coals

slap someone's wrist

jump down one's throat

call on the carpet

give a piece of one's mind

find fault with

come down hard on

tear a strip off

inveigh against

fulminate against

give a going over

tell a thing or two

lose one's temper with

rap on knuckles

bite someone's head off

strongly criticize

lay down the law

reprimand severely

give tongue-lashing

rake over coals

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

criticize severely

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

mete out punishment to

criticize strongly

make an example of

snap someone's head off

come down on like a ton of bricks

throw the book at

give someone stick

call to account

give a hard time

take down a peg

burn one's ears

have someone on the carpet

give the business

jump down someone's throat

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

give something a bad press

send up the river

point finger at

give someone a bad press

lay at one's door

hang something on

blow whistle on

call over the coals

cast aspersions on

do a hatchet job on

throw brickbats at

drag through the mud

give a bad press to

vituperate against

pass strictures upon

give some stick to

go for the jugular

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the name of

bring into disrepute

spread lies about

give a bad name

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

have words with

give a tongue-lashing

take a swipe at

give going-over

give piece of mind

give something a battering

give someone bondi

give comeuppance

point the finger

express disapproval of

jump on one's case

assault verbally

give a black eye

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

kick up a fuss about

protest against

vociferate about

mouth off about

kick up a stink about

animadvert upon

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“Thinking of something spiteful to say regarding the vodka, she was about to let him have it when something prevented her from launching into a tirade.”

Verb

To strike such a blow against

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a hiding

give someone a good hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a beating

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

put in the hospital

give a black eye

rain blows upon

physically attack

jump down one's throat

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

box someone's ears

whip someone's hide

make someone feel the back of one's hand

give someone a licking

lay a finger on

strike with a stick

beat with a stick

punish severely

put someone over your knee

give the cat o'nine tails

warm someone's bottom

warm someone's seat

dust someone's britches

be in collision with

cause injury to

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Verb

To speak or write about with great hostility

inveigh against

jump down one's throat

mouth off about

kick up a stink about

protest strongly

expostulate about

express disapproval of

make a fuss about

kick up a fuss about

animadvert upon

vociferate about

protest against

give some stick to

find fault with

throw brickbats at

fulminate against

give a bad press to

cast aspersions on

vituperate against

pass strictures upon

give the business

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Verb

To shoot someone or something with a gun

put a bullet in

pump full of lead

put before a firing squad

pull the trigger

Verb

To express a different opinion

take issue with

be at loggerheads

contradict each other

rip into each other

go for the jugular

be at sixes and sevens

go at it hammer and tongs

fight like cat and dog

have a disagreement

have a misunderstanding

protest against

be at each other's throats

have an argument

be in opposition

be at daggers drawn

be at odds with

not see eye to eye

have an altercation

engage in conflict

have shouting match

be at daggers with

get into a dispute

have a difference of opinion

get into conflict

call on the carpet

be in disagreement

jump on one's case

bat back and forth

differ in opinion

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

have a different opinion

pick an argument

get in one's face

put up a struggle

have at each other

jump on each other

take exception to

have a slanging match

have a squabble

express disagreement with

be at variance with

withhold assent

express disagreement

express objection

fail to agree with

put up an argument

say not a chance

decline to support

say nothing doing

refuse to support

fly in the face of

engage in combat

come into conflict

engage in hostilities

jockey for position

go head to head

have a punch-up

go up against in contest

come to blows with

exchange blows with

campaign against

struggle against

pit oneself against

come up against

enter the lists

go for the gold

carry on hostilities

go for each other

raise your fists

take the field against

become involved

be in conflict with

play off against

be in competition with

compete against

grapple against

be pitted against

match yourself against

pitch oneself against

put yourself forward

give all one's got

knock oneself out

nominate yourself

assault each other

take all comers

take up the gauntlet

fight like Kilkenny cats

punch each other

attack each other

mount an attack

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Verb

To blame, or find fault with, for a wrongdoing

hold accountable

point the finger

assign guilt to

hold responsible for

impute blame to

attribute liability to

hold accountable for

point finger at

hold answerable for

lodge complaint

lay the blame on someone for

lay at one's door

lay at the door of

attribute blame to

hang something on

peach on someone

make a complaint against

make a charge against

blow the whistle on

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