give somebody hellinformal not politeTELL somebody OFF to treat someone in an unpleasant or angry way 狠狠地为难[责骂]某人 She didn’t like him, and gave him hell at the slightest opportunity. 她不喜欢他，一有机会就要他不好过。
give somebody hell• My mom gave him hell, told him to never say things like that in front of us again.• I'd better go. My wife will give me hell if I'm late home again.• Caroline would give me hell for evermore if she thought I'd mistreated her best friend.
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