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Give someone a hard time

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo cause difficulty or make trouble for someone.
"During WWII, German troops gave the Allies a hard time in Italy, but eventually the Allies broke through."
2.verbTo tease, kid or rib someone.
"He's usually pretty good-natured when the children give him a hard time about his bald spot."

Synonyms

give someone griefplay the devil withmake hard work ofbust someone's ballsplay hob withget on someone's nervesrub someone the wrong waytroubledrive someone crazyhassletry someone's patiencerustle someone's jimmies
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