give someone hell
• severely reprimand or make things very unpleasant for someone.
• "I gave him hell"
Similar:
reprimand severely,
rebuke,
admonish,
chastise,
chide,
upbraid,
reprove,
reproach,
scold,
remonstrate with,
berate,
take to task,
pull up,
castigate,
lambast,
read someone the Riot Act,
haul over the coals,
lecture,
criticize,
censure,
tell off,
give someone a talking-to,
give someone a telling-off,
dress down,
give someone a dressing-down,
give someone an earful,
give someone a roasting,
give someone a rocket,
give someone a rollicking,
rap,
rap over the knuckles,
slap someone's wrist,
let someone have it,
bawl out,
come down hard on,
blow up,
pitch into,
lay into,
lace into,
give someone a caning,
blast,
rag,
keelhaul,
tick off,
have a go at,
carpet,
give someone a mouthful,
tear someone off a strip,
give someone what for,
give someone some stick,
wig,
give someone a wigging,
chew out,
ream out,
monster,
call down,
rate,
give someone a rating,
trim,
reprehend,
objurgate,
harass,
hound,
plague,
badger,
harry,
pester,
bother,
worry,
annoy,
trouble,
bully,
intimidate,
pick on,
bait,
molest,
bedevil,
victimize,
terrorize,
devil,
hassle,
give someone a hard time,
get on someone's back,
make it/things hot for someone,
heavy,
bollock,
give someone a bollocking,
tear someone a new arsehole,
rip someone a new arsehole,
chew someone's ass,
ream someone's ass,
tear someone a new asshole,
rip someone a new asshole,
