English Explanatory Dictionary

give someone hell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To castigate someone; to dress them down.
To torment; To make miserable.
To put up a fight against; to battle strongly and effectively.

Word forms

give someone hell gives someone hell giving someone hell gave someone hell given someone hell

Synonyms

raise hell

Related words

hellraiser

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