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
Gervaise	zher-VEZ	French (Rare)
Juliane	yoo-lee-AH-nə (German)	French, German
Star	STAHR	English
Jagdish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Gergana	-	Bulgarian
Leontius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)