Give hell Meaning in English

expression

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التعريف

To treat someone harshly, criticize, or give them a hard time, often by scolding, bothering, or making things difficult for them.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, sometimes borderline rude. Commonly used for being harsh on purpose ('My boss gave me hell') or describing a difficult experience ('They gave us hell during training'). Can also mean to encourage someone to be tough ('Go give them hell!'). Avoid in formal or polite contexts.

• Spanish: hacer la vida imposible - molestar mucho
• Portuguese (BR): dar trabalho - encher o saco
• Portuguese (PT): dar cabo da cabeça - amolar
• Chinese (Simplified): 狠狠对待 - 使受苦
• Chinese (Traditional): 狠狠對待 - 使受苦
• Hindi: बहुत परेशान करना
• Arabic: تُضايق بشدة - تُسبب المتاعب
• Bengali: জ্বালাতে থাকা - খুব বকা ঝকা করা - খুব কষ্ট দেয়া
• Russian: устроить ад - устроить головомойку - сильно достать
• Japanese: こっぴどく叱る - とことん困らせる
• Vietnamese: làm cho khổ sở - làm khó dễ - mắng dữ dội
• Korean: 호되게 혼내다 - 괴롭히다
• Turkish: fena halde azarlamak - hayatı dar etmek
• Urdu: کھری کھری سنانا - سخت سزا دینا
• Indonesian: memarahi habis-habisan - membuat susah

جمل نموذجية

My teacher used to give hell to students who were late.

basic

The coach really gave hell to the team after they lost.

basic

If you break the rules, they'll give you hell.

basic

Don’t worry, just go out there and give them hell!

natural

After the prank, his parents gave him hell for days.

natural

Traffic jams in this city really give me hell every morning.

natural