make life a misery (for one)

make life a misery (for one)

To cause a lot of problems, pressure, or stress (for one), perhaps by engaging in malicious or mean-spirited treatment (of one). Tom has been making life a misery ever since he found out I'd snitched on him to the boss about taking office supplies. There's a group of bullies who love making life a misery for us. This new schedule has been making life a misery for a lot of employees.
See also: life, make, misery
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • make (one's) life a misery
  • make somebody's life a misery
  • misery
  • make life difficult
  • make life difficult (for one)
  • not cool!
  • if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
  • stinky
  • knives
  • get the knife into someone