Question

in_the_loop_281 to be difficult with someone; to give someone unnecessary difficulty Emotions/Feelings: anger/being upset

Accepted Answer

GIVE (SOMEONE) A HARD TIME Patricia had not done a good job on the report, and she thought her boss would just ask her to redo it. Instead, gave her a hard time and wouldn’t stop talking about it. He gave her a hard time about the report.The students gave the new teacher a hard time on his first day. They dropped their books, passed notes while he was talking, and were generally uncooperative.

Id	in_the_loop_281
Idiom	GIVE (SOMEONE) A HARD TIME
Definition	to be difficult with someone; to give someone unnecessary difficulty
Examples	Patricia had not done a good job on the report, and she thought her boss would just ask her to redo it. Instead, gave her a hard time and wouldn’t stop talking about it. He gave her a hard time about the report. The students gave the new teacher a hard time on his first day. They dropped their books, passed notes while he was talking, and were generally uncooperative.
Category	Emotions/Feelings: anger/being upset

Hard Time Gave Give Loop Difficult Unnecessary Difficulty