have it out en · VERB
Meanings
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To argue in order to air or resolve a conflict.
I've been unhappy about her behaviour for some time, and last night we finally had it out.
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To confront (someone) with a view to settling a conflict.
Hey, have you guys heard about Kyle’s mom? Man, that bitch has it out for Palestine, let me tell you. Well, I don’t know, I would just hate to be a Palestinian hospital, that’s all I can say.
2025 September 24, “Conflict of Interest”, in South Park, season 27, episode 5, spoken by Cartman:For twenty-four hours after my talk with Margaret I was on pins and needles to have it out with him, yet rather than have had it out with him I should have preferred to see the poop rushed by the gang from the other side.
1914, Jack London, chapter XLV, in The Mutiny of the Elsinore, New York: The Macmillan Company, page 324:I'm not standing for this. I'm going to go and have it out with her right now.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| has it out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| having it out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had it out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had it out | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
es vérselas con (Translations) · es habérselas con (Translations) · el διαπληκτίζομαι (Translations) · pl wyduszać z siebie (Translations) · el μαλώνω (Translations) · es haberlas con (Translations) · es dirimir diferencias (Translations) · sv göra upp (Translations) · pl wydusić z siebie (Translations)