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(idiomatic, informal) To cause difficulty or make trouble for someone. / (idiomatic, informal) To tease, kid or rib someone.

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give someone a hard time

Source Word

give someone a hard time

Verb

idiomatic informal

(idiomatic, informal) To cause difficulty or make trouble for someone. / (idiomatic, informal) To tease, kid or rib someone.

Japanese Meaning

誰かに面倒をかける、困難やトラブルを引き起こす / 誰かをからかう、冗談でいじる

Don't give someone a hard time for asking questions during the meeting; it's better than staying silent.

会議中に質問をしたことで誰かに嫌な思いをさせないでください。黙っているよりはずっと良いことです。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, informal) To cause difficulty or make trouble for someone.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, informal) To tease, kid or rib someone.

He's usually pretty good-natured when the children give him a hard time about his bald spot.

gives someone a hard time

（ present singular third-person ）

giving someone a hard time

（ participle present ）

gave someone a hard time

（ past ）

given someone a hard time

（ participle past ）