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| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | give a hard life/time | потрепать (подвергать испытаниям) |
| gen. | give sb. a hard time | докучать (кому-л.) |
| gen. | give sb. a hard time | задать кому-л. перцу |
| gen. | give sb. a hard time | устроить кому-л. "весёлую жизнь" |
| gen. | give someone a hard time | донимать (about something – чем-либо, из-за чего-либо: An old girlfriend who gave me a hard time about joints. markovka) |
| gen. | give someone a hard time | доставить немало хлопот (to cause difficulty or make trouble for someone: During WWII, German troops gave the Allies a hard time in Italy, but eventually the Allies broke through. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | give someone a hard time | изводить (Abysslooker) |
| inf. | give someone a hard time | потрепать нервы (They reached the border where officials gave them a hard time. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom. | give someone a hard time | устроить веселую жизнь (Hostile critics have given Hartman a hard time. В.И.Макаров) |
| idiom. | give someone a hard time | устраивать веселую жизнь (В.И.Макаров) |
| slang | give someone a hard time | выносить мозг (SirReal) |
| slang | give someone a hard time | доводить (Mr. Wolf) |
| inf. | give someone a hard time | трепать нервы (Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping. 4uzhoj) |
| inf. | give someone a hard time | устроить промывку мозгов (My mother gave me a really hard time about staying out late.) |
| gen. | give someone a hard time | подтрунивать (над кем-либо; to tease someone about something, often for one's own enjoyment.: I hate talking to Uncle Ned at family parties – he always gives me a hard time about being a poetry major. • I'm pretty sure that Kevin likes Katie, so I keep giving him a hard time about it. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | give sb. a hard time | устроить кому-л. нахлобучку |
| gen. | give sb. a hard time | отчитывать (кого-л.) |
| gen. | give someone a hard time | не давать жизни (to treat someone harshly and make things difficult for them: She left the company because her boss was giving her a really hard time. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | give a hard time to | наезжать (tfennell) |
| slang | give someone a hard time | отчитывать |
| slang | give someone a hard time | докучать |
| gen. | give such a hard time | осложнить жизнь (Katharina86) |
| Makarov. | the new boss will give them a hard time | с новым начальником им придётся невесело |