| 词组 | give someone a hard time |
| 释义 | Idiom give someone a hard time Theme: DIFFICULTY to give someone unnecessary difficulty.Please don't give me a hard time.The clerk gave me a hard time, so I walked out. Idiom give someone a hard timegive (someone) a hard time 1. to criticize someone and make them feel guilty about something that they have done. I came home late one night last week and she's been giving me a hard time about it ever since. (often + about)2. to treat someone severely or to cause difficulties for them. She'd always wanted to be a teacher, but those kids gave her a really hard time. hard timeTime spent in a prison, often implied to be as unpleasant as possible. When we catch these criminals, they're going to be doing at least 20 years of hard time. Solitary confinement is the hardest time you can do. hard time1. Also, hard times. A period of difficulty or hardship, especially financial hardship. For example, Since Mom died, Christmas has been a hard time for Dad, or It's been hard times for both of them since they split up. It is also put as have a hard time, as in I'm having a hard time finishing this book. Charles Dickens used Hard Times as the title of a novel about poverty (1854). A more recent version is have a time of it, which despite its ambiguity (not specifying either "good" or "bad") nearly always means "experiencing difficulty"; for example, We had quite a time of it in that hurricane. [Late 1300s] 2. give someone a hard time. Annoy or harass someone. For example, Don't let him give you a hard time; he's often late himself. [Colloquial; early 1900s] hard time1. n. a difficult experience. I had a hard time at the doctor’s office. 2. n. a prison sentence. (Underworld.) How much hard time does he have behind him? |
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