give it to

[give it to] {v. phr.}, {informal}

1. To give punishment to; beat.

/The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent./

2. To scold.

/Jerry's mother gave it to him for coming home late./

Contrast: [CATCH IT].

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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