give someone hell
11give hell — give (someone) hell informal 1. to speak to someone in a very angry way, because they have done something which has annoyed or upset you. Did your Dad give you hell about the dent in the car? 2. to make someone suffer. The children have been… …
12give hell — give (someone) hell informal + somewhat impolite : to yell at or criticize (someone) in an angry way Her boss gave her hell for coming in late. Give them hell, John! • • • Main Entry: ↑hell …
13hell — like, adj. /hel/, n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 2. any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father s life a hell on earth. 3.… …
14hell — hell1 [ hel ] noun uncount *** 1. ) Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people go is called Heaven. 2. ) a situation that is extremely unpleasant: It s been hell… …
15give — I [[t]gɪ̱v[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ gives, giving, gave, given 1) VERB: no cont You can use give with nouns that refer to physical actions. The whole expression refers to the performing of the action. For example, She gave a… …
16hell — I UK [hel] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people are believed to go is called Heaven. 2) a situation that is extremely unpleasant… …
17hell — /hɛl / (say hel) noun 1. (also upper case) (in many religions and mythologies) the abode of the spirits of the dead, often, as in Christianity, a place or state of existence where the wicked are punished after death. See Gehenna, Hades. Compare… …
18hell — noun 1》 (often Hell) a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth to which the wicked are consigned after death. 2》 a state or place of great… …
19hell — [[t]hɛl[/t]] n. 1) rel the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits 2) any place or state of torment or misery: to make someone s life hell[/ex] 3) cvb something that causes torment or misery …
20hell — [[t]he̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ hells 1) N PROPER; N COUNT In some religions, hell is the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die. Hell is usually imagined as being under the ground and full of flames. 2) N… …
