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idiomgive sb a hard time(also give sb a rough time BrE)to criticize someone a lot or cause problems for them, especially because you do not like them:They fought very hard - in fact, their barrister apologized afterwards for giving me such a hard time.Defenders don't like playing against Wright because he gives them a rough time.When we couldn't supply the toy for Christmas, our customers gave us a really hard time, and our sales staff spent all their time apologizing.
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