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
Kyriake-Greek
Link[liŋk]
Vesa (1)VE-sahFinnish
Mats-Swedish, Norwegian
Chifuniro-Southern African, Chewa
Gamila-Arabic (Egyptian)