一日一成语【63】have it out with

have it out with

人与人之间常常会有一些争端或分歧，要解决这些争端或分歧可以通过心平气和的磋商，当然也不乏喜欢拔出拳头来解决问题的人。不论用什么方式来解决和别人的争执，都可以用have it out with somebody这个成语。其中的代词it是一种固定的习惯用法，它不明确地代替某一个名词，也不能用别的什么词来取代它，这一点是要牢记的：

Going back home with a few bruises on his face from a fight with David, Jack was determined to have it out with him some day.
和戴维打架后，杰克脸上伤痕累累地回家时，他下定决心，总有一天要和戴维算账。

The class are divided on the matter so they decided to have it out in a free discussion.
对于这个问题，班级里的看法有分歧，他们决定进行一次自由讨论来解决。

The customer felt being cheated and he asked to see the manager to have it out with him.
那位顾客感到受骗了，他要求见经理，跟他讲理。