Usually means: Make things difficult for someone.
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  1. give someone a hard time: Merriam-Webster
  2. give someone a hard time: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. give someone a hard time: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (give someone a hard time)

verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To cause difficulty or make trouble for someone.
verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To tease, kid or rib someone.

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