be heavy on sb

Definition

› to treat or punish someone severely: I think his parents are being a bit heavy on him.SevereTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive

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be half the dancer, writer, etc. you used to be idiom
be hard up (for sth) idiom
be having a moment idiom
be hearing/imagining/seeing things idiom
be heavily into sth idiom
be heavy on sb idiom
be hell on wheels idiom
be hell-bent on sth idiom
be hoist(ed) with/by your own petard idiom
be holed up idiom
be home and dry idiom

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SMART Thesaurus: Treating people or animals badly

Synonyms and related words:

a raw deal idiom
at the hands of sb idiom
batten on sb phrasal verb
be put upon phrasal verb
bleed sb dry idiom
harassment noun
have your knife into sb idiom
hell noun
hit sb where it hurts idiom
ill-treat verb
persecute verb
persecution noun
persecutor noun
pick on sb phrasal verb
prey on sb phrasal verb
trample verb (TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT)
treat sb like dirt idiom
trespass on/upon sth phrasal verb
tyrannical adjective
tyrannize verb

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