have\ it\ out

have\ it\ out
v. phr.
To settle a difference by a free discussion or by a fight.

Joe called Bob a bad name, so they went back of the school and had it out. Joe got a bloody nose and Bob got a black eye.

The former friends finally decided to have it out in a free argument and they became friends again.


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  • have it out — {v. phr.} To settle a difference by a free discussion or by a fight. * /Joe called Bob a bad name, so they went back of the school and had it out. Joe got a bloody nose and Bob got a black eye./ * /The former friends finally decided to have it… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have it out — argue, fight, settle it    Jake and Dan had it out. They argued for more than an hour …   English idioms

  • have it out — informal attempt to resolve a contentious matter by open confrontation. → have …   English new terms dictionary

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  • To have it out — Have Have (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Having}. Indic. present, I {have}, thou {hast}, he {has}; we, ye, they {have}.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • have it out with — (smb) settle or discuss something with someone angrily I had it out with her yesterday over the problem with the money …   Idioms and examples

  • have it out — phrasal to settle a matter of contention by discussion or a fight …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • have it out — settle a disagreement …   English contemporary dictionary

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