give someone hell

Also, give someone the devil. Scold someone harshly. For example, The boss gave them hell for not finishing in time, or Mom will give her the devil if she doesn't get home soon. Also see give it to, def. 1.

give someone hell

1. tv. to bawl someone out; to scold someone severely. (Use caution with hell.) The boss just gave me hell about it.

2. tv. to trouble someone. (Use caution with hell.) This problem is giving us hell at the office.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alte (1)	-	Yiddish
Tajuana	-	African American (Rare)
Earlene	URL-een	English
Mark	MAHRK (English, Russian)	English, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical
Elsabeth	-	English (Rare)
AÑUli	-	Western African, Igbo