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give hell 

"after i played him he was pissed, and now hes giving me hell"
give hell by anonymous March 28, 2004

give hell 

I am going to give hell to him, and make him wish he never woke up.
give hell by spencer sams March 24, 2004

give hell 

1. To punish someone in a harsh manner.
2. To give someone a hard time.
My dad really gave me hell last night.
give hell by spikeboy March 21, 2004

give hell 

The operation of giving one or something hell. Typically by giving such a destructive, painful thing, you destroy the receiver of said hell. Sadly, hell is so very hot, that the one who is giving, also tends to be destroyed by the exothermic energy contained therein.

Comes from the root word, Giveus Hellus, which is Latin for, "Fuck that shit up, Polonius!"
One day Canada will give America Hell.
give hell by Anonymous March 21, 2004

give hell 

To really whoop someone or give them trouble. To attack. If you really bust someone up and thoroughly kick their tailfeathers, you will have given them hell.

Since hell is a bad place full of suffering, to give someone hell is to create your own little part of it just for them.

It can also be a term for teasing or general razzing, ("he was really giving you hell at the party, wasn't he?") as well as winning in an athletic event. "We really gave that team hell."
If you are fighting a ferocious enemy, and want to charge up your troops, a good thing to shout would be "Give 'em hell!"
give hell by Athene Airheart March 18, 2004

give hell 

To frustrate or cause trouble
'That bitch wasn't gonna go down before she was gonna give hell in a fight'
give hell by xxGoShawty240xx March 19, 2004
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