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give sb a hard / tough / rough time

British pronunciation/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː ɐ hˈɑːd tˈʌf ɹˈʌf tˈaɪm/
American pronunciation/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː ɐ hˈɑːɹd tˈʌf ɹˈʌf tˈaɪm/
to give sb a hard / tough / rough time
[PHRASE]
1

to make things difficult for a person on purpose

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Examples
1Next time someone gives you a hard time about the state of your house you can tell them that.
2Now I'm not giving you a hard time.
3Giving you a hard time, is she?
4They gave him a hard time about quitting the team.
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