give 'em hell
- feistyAggressively spirited
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- scrappyAggressively spirited despite odds
barnburner · rallying · underdog · defiant · fierce · spirited · battle · charge · Truman · warpath · gutsy · relentless · campaign · showdown · spitfire · comeback · grit · brawl
aggression/assertiveness
give 'em hellback down
Withdraw from a stance
capitulate · yield · roll over · cave in · turn the other cheek
treatment of others
give 'em hellshow mercy
Treat with leniency
be gentle · coddle · pamper · be kind · forgive and forget
competitive stance
give 'em hellthrow in the towel
Concede defeat voluntarily
give up · surrender · concede · wave the white flag · admit defeat