to give  somebody  a hard time
give
gɪv
giv
somebody
sʌmbədi
sambēdi
a
ə
ē
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="hard / tough / rough" >hard</abbr>
hɑ:d
haad
time
taɪm
taim

Definition & Meaning of "give somebody a hard time"in English

to give somebody a hard time
01

to make things difficult for a person on purpose 

to [give] {sb} a (hard|tough|rough) time definition and meaning
Idiom
Examples
The new teacher felt nervous on the first day of school because the students gave her a hard time. 
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