have it out

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have it out

verb has it out · having it out · had it out

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.
To confront (someone) with a view to settling a conflict. I'm not standing for this. I'm going to go and have it out with her right now.

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Español	dirimir diferencias, habérselas con, vérselas con, haberlas con
Ελληνικά	διαπληκτίζομαι diapliktízomai, μαλώνω malóno

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@misc{have_it_out_2026,
  title = {have it out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20it%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}