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Meaning of "let someone have it" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LET SOMEONE HAVE IT

let someone have it play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LET SOMEONE HAVE IT

let in for
let in on
let into
let loose
let off
let off steam
let on
let one´s hair down
let oneself go
let out
let rip
let sleeping dogs lie
let slide
let slip
let slip through one´s fingers
let someone off with
let the cat out of the bag
let the grass grow under one´s feet
let through
let up

WORDS THAT END LIKE LET SOMEONE HAVE IT

cane it
come it
have it
I have it
large it
lose it
make it
put that in your pipe and smoke it
so be it
take it
that´s done it
that´s more like it
the noes have it
you name it

Synonyms and antonyms of let someone have it in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «let someone have it» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LET SOMEONE HAVE IT

Find out the translation of let someone have it to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of let someone have it from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «let someone have it» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

让别人拥有它
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dejar que alguien tiene que
570 millions of speakers

English

let someone have it
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी को यह करते हैं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السماح لشخص يكون عليه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пусть кто есть его
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deixar alguém tê-lo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেউ এটা আছে যাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laisser quelqu´un l´avoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biarkan seseorang memilikinya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lassen Sie jemand es haben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誰かがそれを持ってみましょう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누군가가 그것을 보자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supaya wong duwe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để cho người có nó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யாராவது அதை வைத்திருக்கட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुणीतरी हे करू द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Birini alsınlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lasciare che qualcuno ce l´ha
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niech ktoś ma go
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нехай хто є його
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăsa pe cineva să -l aibă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να αφήσει κάποιον να έχει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laat iemand dit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låta någon ha det
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

la noen har det
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of let someone have it

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LET SOMEONE HAVE IT»

The term «let someone have it» is normally little used and occupies the 123.038 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LET SOMEONE HAVE IT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «let someone have it» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «let someone have it» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about let someone have it

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LET SOMEONE HAVE IT»

Discover the use of let someone have it in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to let someone have it and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
let it go hang (let it all hang out) let oneself go (let go of someone) let someone down easy (let someone down) let someone go (let go of someone) let someone have it (one will have it) let someone in on something (let someone in for ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2010
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... easy (let someone down) let someone go (let go of someone) let someone have it (have it) let someone in for something let someone in on something (let someone in for something) let someone off let someone off the hook (let someone off) ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
—The (Raleigh) News & Observer (7/6/2011) Let someone have it and read someone the riot act often have a similar meaning: scold and criticize them severely. That is the meaning used in the two news examples. But the two phrases often ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Colloquial; mid-1700s] Also see LET DOWN. let someone have it t See HAvE IT, def. 5. letter 0 In addition to the idiom beginning with LETTER, also see BREAD- AND-BUTTER LETTER; CRANK CALL (LETTER); DEAD LETTER; ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
let go (of something/someone) to stop holding something or someone o Brandon let go of her hand and ran across the street. • let someone have it to attack someone, either with words or physically o When joe finally got home three hours late, ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell. let (someone) have it see have. let (someone) in for ( something) to cause (someone) to be involved in (something unpleasant or difficult): When ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Chambers Idioms
... When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell. let ( someone) have it see have. let (someone) in for (something) to cause (someone) to be involved in (something unpleasant or difficult): When I agreed to do the job,  ...
8
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
... would like to be a doctor but he hasn't got what it takes. I have it!, (also, esp Brit, I've got it!) I have found the answer (to a problem etc). ,let (someone) 'have it (in/) to attack (someone) with words or blows: We'll wait till he comes out, then we'll ...
9
In the Know
-»unit 6 let off steam to do or say something that helps you get rid of strong feelings or energy; = blow off steam -»unit 5 let someone have it to attack someone physically or with words • When Joe got home late, Ann really let him have it.
Margo Wood, Michael P. O'Donnell
10
Al Majaz:
... it go let it ride let off let off steam let off the hook let on let one's hair down let oneself go let rip let someone be let someone have it let the cat out of the bag let the chips fall where they may let the good times roll letup let's face it let's just leave ...
Wahab Alansari, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LET SOMEONE HAVE IT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term let someone have it is used in the context of the following news items.
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Have a Hip-Hop Question for Rachel Dolezal? Just #AskRachel!
... take the internet's stance which seems to be that bullying is only okay if you think it's okay so by all means, go ahead and let someone have it. «OC Weekly, Jun 15»
2
A quirky judge who sings in court is at the center of Chicago's push …
"But she'll really let someone have it if they have it coming." Chicago Police Officers REUTERS/Jim YoungChicago Police Department's newest ... «Business Insider, May 15»
3
Maria Sharapova talks Porsches and smashing racquets as she …
I let someone have it (laughs). I'm so nice (laughs). I would have loved a fourth one. But it's alright. There is always next year,” adding “There is ... «Livetennis.com, Apr 15»
4
Biggar lauds wales character
"What we have got in this camp is that if you have spoken about something and make a mistake, everyone has a licence to let someone have it ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
5
Wales expected Ireland's 'bludgeon' approach
“If you make a mistake or you mess up then everyone on this team has licence to let someone have it and I think that's great. We need that, to ... «Irish Examiner, Mar 15»
6
Studies Show Social Media Contributes to Rudeness in Users
Sometimes, you know you can let someone have it, but you decide to be polite because you do not want to burn the bridge or for your own ... «Morocco World News, Jun 14»
7
10 Worst Things To Say To A Mom Getting Divorced And My …
Sometimes you just need to let someone have it, get it off your chest, let it go. That's what I have been wanting to do ever since I started telling people about my ... «Babble, Apr 14»
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The Most Hated Man In Sports (For an Afternoon at Least): Friars …
... research to cure cystic fibrosis, a disorder that affects Mr. Esiason's son, Gunnar—but a roast gives you license to really let someone have it. «New York Observer, Jan 14»
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Ipswich Town's Freddie Veseli
You're playing against more physical players, a more physical approach, there's no 50/50s where somebody might just let someone have it. «East Anglian Daily Times, Jan 14»
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Please, God, Let 2014 Be the Year We Retire the Word “Hipster”
I want to cast aside the clichéd shackles of some universally overused catch-all phrase, pull back, and really let someone have it with the ... «Noisey, Jan 14»

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