GIVE IT TO

{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give punishment to; beat. * /The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent./ Syn.: LET HAVE IT. 2. To scold. * /Jerry's mother gave it to him for coming home late./ Compare: GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND, LACE INTO. Contrast: CATCH IT.