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.

• What's the world coming to?
• What's when it's at home?
• What's your poison?
• what the hell
• what will become of
• what will become of someone
• what will become of something
• What you don't know won't hurt .
• What you don't know won't hurt you.
• wheel and deal
• wheeler-dealer
• wheel has come full circle.
• wheel has turned full circle.
• wheeling and dealing
• wheels are turning
• when all is said and done
• when back is turned
• when hell freezes over
• When in Rome .
• When in Rome do as the Romans do.
• when it comes to the crunch
• when push comes to shove
• when ship comes in
• when someone's back is turned
• when someone sneezes, someone catches a cold