a hard time



a hard time

1. Grief or frustration intentionally inflicted on one by another, in the form of teasing, bullying, or other ill treatment. The school bully started giving the new kid a hard time until the teacher sent him to the principal's office.
2. Difficulty or a source of struggle. Often used in the phrase "have a hard time." I'm really having a hard time in math this semester—I need to get a tutor.
See also: hard, time

*a hard time

 and *a bad time; *a rough time
trouble [over something]; unnecessary difficulty. (*Typically: have ~ give someone ∼.) Please don't give me a hard time. The clerk got a hard time from the boss, so he quit.
See also: hard, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OdinO-dinNorse Mythology, English (Modern)
Amatoah-MAH-toItalian
Feliciefe-LEE-tsee-əGerman
Pax-Roman Mythology
HeintjeHIEN-tyəDutch
&Aelig;&Thorn;Elbeorht-Anglo-Saxon