fisticuff vs let someone have it

fisticuff

verb
  • To engage in a physical fight. 

noun
  • A fistfight. 

let someone have it

verb
  • To attack someone with great force. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, have, it. 

  • To verbally assail someone. 

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