both barrels

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English

Etymology

In reference to discharging both barrels of a double-barrelled shotgun simultaneously rather than one at a time.

Noun

both barrels pl (plural only)

(informal, figuratively) The maximum damage that a weapon can deliver.
to give someone both barrels

to let someone have both barrels

to hit someone with both barrels

References

“give someone both barrels” (US) / “give someone both barrels” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“let someone have both barrels”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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