let (one) have it Idiom, Proverb

a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a bitch

a complaining woman, a woman who nags What a bitch! She complains to us and criticizes her kids.

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bitter pill

a negative event, a loss, a painful experience Divorce is a bitter pill for her. She believed in her marriage.

a clutch hitter (baseball)

a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

a golden opportunity

a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!

a hit

a drug dose, drugs from a needle When she's depressed, she'll do anything for a hit.

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a little hair off the dog

(See hair off the dog)

let (one) accept it

To verbally advance or acerb admonishment one. When the bang-up finds out that I was amenable for this press error, he's absolutely activity to let me accept it.Learn more: have, let

let me accept it

Tell me the (typically bad) account or information. A: "We've got our banking letters for the aftermost quarter." B: "OK, let me accept it. It abiding couldn't be worse than the aftermost one." A: "Dan, there's article I charge to allocution to you about, but I don't apperceive how to go about it." B: "It's all right, Tom. Just let me accept it."Learn more: have, let

let someone accept it (with both barrels)

Fig. to bang addition or advance addition verbally. (With both barrels intensifies the phrase; it alludes to battlefront a bifold shotgun.) I absolutely let Tom accept it with both barrels. I told him he had bigger not do that afresh if he knows what's acceptable for him. Bob was absolutely affronted and let John accept it—with both barrels.Learn more: have, let

Let me accept it!

and Let's accept it!Inf. Acquaint me the news. Bill: I'm abashed there's some bad news. Bob: Okay. Let me accept it! Bill: The affairs we fabricated did abroad with your job. Bob: What? John: I didn't appetite to be the one to acquaint you this. Bob: What is it? Let's accept it!Learn more: have, let

let somebody ˈhave it

(spoken, informal) abuse somebody or allege to them actual angrily: She affronted me so abundant that I let her accept it. ♢ Dad will let you accept it back he sees that mess.Learn more: have, let, somebody

let (someone) accept it

Informal
1. To beat, strike, or shoot at someone.
2. To abuse or punish.Learn more: have, let

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More Idioms/Phrases

a keeper a kept woman a lady-killer a leg up a level playing field a lick and a promise a lift a little bird told me a little hair off the dog a little off a little steep a long shot a loose cannon a losing streak a lost cause a lot of bunk a lot of falderal