give (someone) hell

informal

1. to speak to someone in a very angry way, because they have done something which has annoyed or upset you.

Did your Dad give you hell about the dent in the car?

2. to make someone suffer.

The children have been giving me hell all afternoon, so I'm not in a very good mood. (usually in continuous tenses)

His new shoes are giving him hell.

• look out for someone
• look out for something
• look over
• look right through
• look right through someone
• Look sharp!
• look someone in the eye
• look someone in the eyes
• look someone in the face
• look someone over
• look someone up
• look something over
• look something up
• look straight through
• look straight through someone
• look the other way
• look the part
• look to
• look to be
• look to be something
• look to do something
• look to for
• look to for something
• look to laurels
• look to someone for