Usually means: Give them a severe scolding.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word let someone have it:

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  1. let someone have it: Merriam-Webster
  2. let someone have it: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. let someone have it: Collins English Dictionary
  4. let someone have it: Wiktionary
  5. let someone have it: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (let someone have it)

verb:  (idiomatic) To attack someone with great force.
verb:  (idiomatic) To verbally assail someone.
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, have, it.

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