give a hard time

Idioms and Phrases

see hard time .

Example Sentences

Mr. Macron studiously used the word “emmerder,” which is translated literally as “to mire in excrement” and means to “annoy” or “to give a hard time to.”

From New York Times

He isn’t one to banter too much and certainly not give a hard time to the veteran players.

From Seattle Times

“One day when I’m done working with the Timberwolves, we can have that conversation. How’s that? Otherwise that gives guys too much ammunition if they ever read the article or anything like that. They’ll give a hard time too much.”

From Washington Times

"Even when it's gone I try and give a hard time for the hitter. A couple guys around the league always get mad at me because I act like I'm gonna catch the ball and they get a little heart attack before it's even a home run. I like to have fun with the game."

From US News

We knew that we would give a hard time to every team that came to Anfield and that is exactly what happened.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• agitate
• annoy
• bewilder
• bother
• confuse
• disconcert
• distract
• disturb
• dumbfound
• faze
• fluster
• irk
• mortify
• perplex
• perturb
• plague
• puzzle
• rattle
• shame
• stun