give sb hell
informalDefinition
› If someone gives you hell, they criticize you severely: She gave me hell for being 20 minutes late.Disapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation › If something gives you hell, it causes you a lot of pain: These new shoes are giving me hell.Pain and painful
(Definition of give sb hell from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Pain & painful, but you might be interested in these topics from the Disease & illness topic area:
- Being & falling ill
- Cancer
- Colds & flu
- Digestive disorders
- Disease & illness - general words
- Diseases of the reproductive system
- Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- Disorders of the urinary system
- Fevers & infectious diseases
- General bodily disorders
- Headaches & dizziness
- Losing consciousness
- Not fit & healthy
- Passing on illness & causing disease
- Poisoning and allergy
- Problems & bones, joints & teeth
- Recovering from illness
- Respiratory disorders
- Skin complaints & blemishes
- Swellings & lumps
- Vomiting & feelings of sickness
Browse the Dictionary
-
give sb a run for their money idiom
-
give sb a shout idiom
-
give sb away phrasal verb (MARRIAGE)
-
give sb away phrasal verb (SHOW)
-
give sb food for thought idiom
- give sb hell idiom
-
give sb pause idiom
-
give sb something to talk about idiom
-
give sb the benefit of the doubt idiom
-
give sb the cold shoulder idiom
-
give sb the elbow idiom
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- -racked suffix
- agonized adjective
- agony noun
- excruciating adjective
- footsore adjective
- groan noun
- groan verb
- hurt adjective
- hurt verb
- irritation noun (SORE FEELING)
- painless adjective
- pinprick noun (HOLE/PAIN)
- prickle verb
- rack verb
- sciatica noun
- stab noun
- stabbing adjective
- suffering noun
- tender adjective (PAINFUL)
- tingle verb
Topic:
Pain & painful
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Our dictionaries
Word of the Day
a cloud on the horizon
something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
