give somebody hell

I thought she was going to give me hell again.

And I gave him hell because he wouldn't make them good, sure.

I have only given you one more hell to add to it.

I'll either find the right building or give it one hell of a try.

She would give him hell about it when he got back.

She would probably give him hell for that later, but he didn't care.

His wife had given him hell for that until the day she died.

I came across it in the computer and gave them hell.

And the result had been that when he asked them to do something, they'd given it one hell of a try.

He was going to give them one hell of a funeral.