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1 give someone hell
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2 raise
n. förhöjning--------v. höja; lyfta; hissa upp; uppväcka; orsaka; fostra; bilda familj; föda upp, odla* * *[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta, hissa2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) höja3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) odla, föda upp4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) bilda familj, skaffa sig barn5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) ta upp6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) samla ihop7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) orsaka, vålla, framkalla8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) röra upp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) resa10) (to give (a shout etc).) ge upp (till)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) nå, få kontakt med2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) löneförhöjning- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits
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give someone hell — give (someone) hell informal 1. to speak to someone in a very angry way, because they have done something which has annoyed or upset you. Did your Dad give you hell about the dent in the car? 2. to make someone suffer. The children have been… … New idioms dictionary
give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend … Useful english dictionary
give someone hell — 1. tv. to bawl someone out; to scold someone severely. (Use caution with hell.) □ The boss just gave me hell about it. □ I’m really going to give Tom hell when he gets home. 2. tv. to trouble someone. (Use caution with hell.) □ y arthritis is… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
give someone hell — informal to be very angry with someone or treat them severely Caroline would give me hell if she thought I d lied … English dictionary
give someone hell — informal severely reprimand or make things very unpleasant for someone. → hell … English new terms dictionary
give someone hell — upbraid someone, scold someone, make things difficult for someone … English contemporary dictionary
Give them hell! — something that you say in order to tell someone who is going to take part in a competition to try as hard as they can to win. Remember, you re the best. Now go out there and give them hell! … New idioms dictionary
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hell — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL ON WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL FREEZES OVER, WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER … Dictionary of American idioms
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