LET ONE HAVE IT WITH BOTH BARRELS

{slang} To attack with words; scold; criticize. * /Mary kept talking in class until the teacher became angry and let her have it./ Syn.: LIGHT INTO(2). 2. {informal} To tell about it. - Used in the imperative phrase, "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./