help oneself vs let someone have it

help oneself

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see help. 

  • To serve oneself, especially to take food or other supplies, rather than wait to be served by another; used to indicate friendly permission or invitation. 

  • To exhibit self-control. 

  • To take something freely; to serve oneself without restraint. 

let someone have it

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

  • To attack someone with great force. 

  • To verbally assail someone. 

How often have the words help oneself and let someone have it occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )