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gave someone grief

gave someone grief is the simple past of give someone grief.

Meaning of give someone grief

Verb

give someone grief (third-person singular simple present gives someone grief, present participle giving someone grief, simple past gave someone grief, past participle given someone grief)

  1. To cause pain to someone.
    • Her elbow has been giving her grief.
  2. (idiomatic) To hassle or abuse someone.
    • Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him.

Questions about gave someone grief

What is gave someone grief the simple past of?
Gave someone grief is the simple past of give someone grief.

Words near gave someone grief in the dictionary

  1. gave someone butt cancer
  2. gave someone five
  3. gave someone goss
  4. gave someone gray hair
  5. gave someone grey hair
  6. gave someone grief
  7. gave someone Hail Columbia
  8. gave someone hell
  9. gave someone his gruel
  10. gave someone his hat
  11. gave someone Jesse

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