make life miserable for

make life miserable for (one)

To cause one to be continually unhappy; to be a great and continuous source of stress for one. For some reason, the new manager seems to have decided to make life miserable for me. Don't worry, we'll make life miserable for them is they refuse to sign the contract.
See also: life, make, miserable
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

make life miserable for someone

to give someone misery; to be a great nuisance to someone. This nagging backache is making life miserable for me. I wish you would stop making life miserable for me.
See also: life, make, miserable
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • cooking for one
  • 1FTR
  • as one door closes, another (one) opens
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The Israelis had utilized whatever that was in their disposal to make life miserable for Palestinians including the use of trailer houses in preparation for construction of more homes in Beitar Illit, indicated Rami Hammara from Hosan's village council.
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Students who participated in the rally said that such incidents make life miserable for the students as well as the teachers as it disrupts the entire education dissemination process.
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