释义 |
give someone grief informal Criticize or make trouble for someone: he gave me grief about typos...- No one can give them grief for selling out because they haven't changed an item of their manifesto in seven years.
- This Mum has just told her daughter that she can rely on her for support regardless of what happens in the future and the father is giving her grief over it!
- The project manager gave me grief over the fact that my designs were "too detailed".
See parent entry: grief |