[let one have it] {v. phr.}
1a. {slang} Сильно ударить.
* /He drew back his fist and let the man have it./* /Give him a kick in the pants; let him have it!/
Син.: GIVE IT TO.
1b. {slang} Применить оружие; выстрелить или ударить ножом.
* /The guard pulled his gun and let the robber have it in the leg./
Ср.: OPEN UP.
1c. или [let one have it with both barrels] {slang} Атаковать словесно; бранить; критиковать.
* /Mary kept talking in class until the teacher became angry and let her have it./
Син.: LIGHT INTO(2).
2. {informal} Говорить о чем-л. — используется в повелительных фразах, "let's have it".
* /Now, Mary, let's have it from the beginning./* /We will take turns reading; John, let's have it from page one./
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