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| English | Russian |
| give someone a hard time | потрепать нервы (They reached the border where officials gave them a hard time. 4uzhoj) |
| give someone a hard time | трепать нервы (Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping. 4uzhoj) |
| give someone a hard time | устроить промывку мозгов (My mother gave me a really hard time about staying out late.) |