hard time
21have a hard time doing something — have a hard time (doing something) to have difficulty doing something. With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters questions …
22have a hard time — (doing something) to have difficulty doing something. With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters questions …
23give somebody a hard time — give sb a hard ˈtime idiom to deliberately make a situation difficult and unpleasant for sb • They really gave me a hard time at the interview. Main entry: ↑hardidiom …
24a hard time — teasing or bugging, a bad time Ken will give you a hard time about missing that free throw …
25give somebody a hard time — verb To tease, kid, or rib. Hes usually pretty good natured when the children give him a hard time about his bald spot …
26Doing Hard Time — is a 2004 drama film starring Boris Kodjoe. Michael (Boris Kodjoe) was a good man and a loving father, until one day day, his seven year old son was caught in the crossfire of a drug deal gone bad. Michael s mourning becomes outrage when his… …
27give you a hard time — tease you, criticize you, a hassle you Did the class give you a hard time about losing their papers? …
28give a hard time — make trouble for someone, tease She was giving her boyfriend a hard time about his new haircut …
29give smb a hard time — make trouble for someone, tease She was giving her boyfriend a hard time about his new haircut …
30give someone a hard time — informal to be unpleasant to someone, or to criticize them a lot Has Luke been giving you a hard time? …