to give grief
11grief */*/ — UK [ɡriːf] / US [ɡrɪf] noun [uncountable] a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess. grief at/over: the family s grief at the loss of their child • come… …
12give — give1 [ gıv ] (past tense gave [ geıv ] ; past participle giv|en [ gıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 provide someone with something ▸ 2 make someone owner of something ▸ 3 put medicine in someone ▸ 4 cause effect/experience ▸ 5 communicate ▸ 6 perform action …
13grief — [[t]grif[/t]] n. 1) cvb psl keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret 2) a cause or occasion of keen distress or sorrow 3) Informal. trouble; difficulty; annoyance: Don t let his silly remark give you …
14give someone grief — verb a) To cause pain. Her elbow has been giving her grief. b) To hassle, abuse. Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him …
15give way — 1) the government gave way and passed the bill Syn: yield, back down, surrender, capitulate, concede defeat, give in, submit, succumb; acquiesce, agree, assent; informal throw in the towel/sponge, cave in 2) the door gave way Syn …
16grief — • trouble, hassle. i.e.. Hey man don t give me grief ! …
17give someone grief — informal to annoy someone, or to cause them problems …
18To come to grief — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …
19Pet Grief — Infobox Album | Name = Pet Grief Type = Album Artist = The Radio Dept. Released = May 30, 2006 Recorded = Genre = Dream pop, Indie pop, Shoegaze Length = 37:14 Label = Labrador Producer = Reviews = * The Black and White (9.1/10)… …
20get grief — informal give (someone) grief to criticize someone angrily. I ve been getting a load of grief off Julie because I came home late last night …
