give someone the business

1. tv. to harass someone; to scold someone. The guys have been giving me the business about my haircut.

2. tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) Lefty wanted to give Rocko the business for being so damn perfect.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Esmund	EZ-mənd	English (Rare)
Claud	KLAWD	English
Soso	-	Georgian
Arantxa	-	Basque
Diederich	DEE-de-rikh	German (Archaic)
Prosper	pro-SPER (French), PRAHS-pər (English)	French, English