give someone grief

give someone grief
a) To cause pain.

Her elbow has been giving her grief.

b) To hassle, abuse.

Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him.


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  • grief — [ grif ] noun uncount ** a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died: An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess. grief at/over: the family s grief at the loss of their child come to grief 1. ) to be …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • grief */*/ — UK [ɡriːf] / US [ɡrɪf] noun [uncountable] a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess. grief at/over: the family s grief at the loss of their child • come… …   English dictionary

  • grief — [gri:f] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: gref, from Latin gravis; GRAVE1] 1.) [U] extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died grief over/at ▪ The grief she felt over Helen s death was almost unbearable. with grief ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • grief — noun 1 (U) extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died (+ over/at): The grief she felt over Helen s death was almost unbearable. 2 (C) something that makes you feel extremely sad: It was a grief to him that he had never had any… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • get grief — informal give (someone) grief to criticize someone angrily. I ve been getting a load of grief off Julie because I came home late last night …   New idioms dictionary

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