give someone hell
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give someone hell
verb gives someone hell · giving someone hell · gave someone hell · given someone hell
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To castigate someone; to dress them down.
Near-synonym: raise hell
Similar: raise hell
- To torment; To make miserable. Yes, she desired to see Edward suffer. And, by God, she gave him hell . She gave him an unimaginable hell.
- To put up a fight against; to battle strongly and effectively. A nickname of U.S. President Harry Truman was "Give-'em-Hell Harry" because he could really give them hell when he wanted to.
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