give (someone) a hard time

1. to criticize someone and make them feel guilty about something that they have done.

I came home late one night last week and she's been giving me a hard time about it ever since. (often + about)

2. to treat someone severely or to cause difficulties for them.

She'd always wanted to be a teacher, but those kids gave her a really hard time.

• fresh from
• fresh from something
• fresh from somewhere
• fresh out of
• fresh out of something
• friend in need.
• friend in need is a friend indeed.
• friends in high places
• frighten out of their wits
• frighten out of wits
• frighten someone out of their wits
• frighten someone out of wits
• frighten someone to death
• frighten the daylights out of
• frighten the daylights out of someone
• frighten the hell out of
• frighten the hell out of someone
• frighten the life out of
• frighten the life out of someone
• frighten the living daylights out of
• frighten the living daylights out of someone
• frighten to death
• fritter away
• fritter away something
• from coast to coast