give somebody grief

give (one) grief

To criticize or tease someone. Once my brother hears that I hit a parked car, he'll give me grief about it for years to come. I'm pretty sure that Kevin likes Katie, so I keep giving him grief about it.
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give somebody ˈgrief (about/over something)

(informal) be annoyed with somebody and criticize their behaviour: Stop giving me grief and let me finish this!
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See also:
  • give (one) grief
  • give someone grief
  • bust on (someone or something)
  • bust on someone/something
  • give somebody a rough, hard, bad, etc. time
  • give (one) a bad time
  • make game of (someone or something)
  • make sport of (someone or something)
  • sling off at (someone)
  • butt of a joke