
give somebody hell
1.to make life unpleasant for somebody 讓某人受罪;使某人不好受
He used to give his mother hell when he was a teenager. 他十幾歲時常常給他母親惹麻煩。
My new shoes are giving me hell(= are hurting me). 我的新鞋磨得我腳疼死了.
2.to shout at or speak angrily to somebody 呵斥;申斥
Dad will give us hell when he sees that mess. 爸爸要是看見那亂糟糟的樣子會罵我們的.