both barrels, with



both barrels, with

With full force, as in When I scolded her for stealing, I let her have it with both barrels. This term alludes to firing with both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
See also: both

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hinrik-Icelandic
Yaffe-Hebrew
Yarona-Hebrew
Floellaflo-EL-əEnglish (Rare)
Arihel-Biblical Latin
Agataah-GAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)  Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian