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have it out

Idioms  
  1. Settle decisively, especially in an argument or discussion. For example, “I shall double-lock myself in with him and have it out before I die” (Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, 1839). [Early 1800s]


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They gave me a refrigerator to store all the food, because I wasn’t supposed to have it out in the gallery space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The committee should debate, wrestle, have it out, all that.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

“I should have it out of there by lunch,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Big Toaster might have it out for me if enough readers follow in my footsteps.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024

It’s easier to assume that people have it out for you than to be disappointed when they don’t come through.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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