give somebody a hard time
给某人制造困扰、难堪或不愉快的经历
口语·抱怨被刁难
英文释义
to make things difficult or challenging for someone
例句
The teacher gave me a hard time for being late to class again.
典故来源
源自20世纪美国俚语,hard time指困难时期,用于形容故意刁难。