be hard on

To treat someone strictly or with severe reproach. I know I didn't do well on the exam, but I didn't expect my dad to be so hard on me about it—he grounded me for a month!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hamish	HAY-mish	Scottish
Husam	hu-SAH:M	Arabic
Anzhela	-	Russian
Evelien	ay-və-LEEN	Dutch
Ximo	-	Catalan, Spanish
Iphigenia	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)