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
Jorja	JAWR-jə	English (Modern)
Magdalena	mahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)	Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Clematis	klə-MAT-is	English (Rare)
Dervla	-	Irish
Anzhela	-	Russian
Loyd	[lɔid]