be hard on



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!
See also: hard, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Uwe-German
GreysonGRAY-sənEnglish (Modern)
ChipCHIPEnglish
Netuno-Portuguese (Brazilian)
AbigailAB-i-gayl (English), AH-bee-giel (German)English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Ewing['ju:iŋ]