Definition of Give someone grief

1. Verb. To cause pain. ¹

2. Verb. (colloquial) To hassle, abuse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Someone Grief

give somebody an earful
give somebody pause
give somebody the brush-off
give somebody the cold shoulder
give somebody the heave-ho
give somebody the old heave-ho
give somebody the runaround
give somebody the slip
give somebody what-for
give someone a big head
give someone a bloody nose
give someone a buzz
give someone a jingle
give someone a ring
give someone five
give someone grief (current term)
give someone his head
give someone the business
give someone the chair
give someone the creeps
give someone the eye
give someone the slipper
give someone what for
give something a go
give something a miss
give something a try
give something up as a bad job
give stick
give suck

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