give sb hell

给某人苦头吃

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To cause someone a lot of trouble or to scold them severely.

给某人带来很多麻烦或严厉斥责他们。

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give sb hell = 给某人苦头吃 (给某人带来很多麻烦或严厉斥责他们。)

  • My coach gave me hell for missing that easy shot.我的教练因为我错过了那个简单的投篮而把我骂得很惨。
  • If you don't finish your homework, your mom is going to give you hell.如果你不写完作业，你妈妈会让你不好过。
  • The press has been giving the politician hell over the recent scandal.媒体一直就最近的丑闻让那位政治家备受煎熬。
  • She decided to call the company and give them hell for their terrible customer service.她决定打电话给那家公司，为他们糟糕的客户服务痛斥他们一顿。
  • The defense attorney gave the witness hell during the cross-examination.在交叉诘问中，辩护律师让证人吃尽了苦头。
  • His old war injury still gives him hell when the weather gets cold.天气一变冷，他旧的战争创伤就仍然折磨得他够呛。
  • I'm going to give my brother hell for borrowing my car without asking.我要为我弟弟未经允许就借我的车而让他尝尝苦头。
  • The smaller team really gave the champions hell in the final match, even though they lost.尽管输了比赛，那支较小的队伍在决赛中确实让冠军队吃尽了苦头。
  • He knew his parents would give him hell if they found out he had skipped school.他知道如果父母发现他逃学了，会把他骂得半死。
  • Those noisy neighbours are giving us hell with their loud parties every weekend.那些吵闹的邻居每个周末都开着喧闹的派对，把我们折腾得够呛。