

We should not hassle it with its shortcomings at every juncture.And I am not going to hassle him over his choices because it's his neck on the line.

We were often hassled by the neighbours and occasionally by the police.And goodness knows I get tired, irritable and hassled by my children's demands.None the less, Wood said he has destroyed all of Mary Lou's tapes to ensure that she will not be further hassled.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpus hassle hassle hassle 2 verb ( hassled, hassling ) informal ASK A QUESTION ANNOY to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something Stop hassling me! I said I’ll call them tomorrow. In addition to the hassle, lost receipts can mean lost deductions.Every move requires a person to take the time and fight the hassle to register to vote.Shopping by mail avoids the hassles of crowded stores at Christmastime.Buy Christmas presents early, and avoid the hassles of December shopping.It sure saves all that hassle of getting to know and understand him.I don't want to organize a big party - it's too much hassle.Driving downtown is just too much hassle.This is how Ovation do it, and it certainly means less hassle when it comes to changing strings.Byrd says he settled the claim to avoid legal hassles.An experienced real estate agent will be able to avoid legal hassles.I was still handed a second to cause me extra hassle.Her biggest hassle is deciding which client to bill her hours to.

Avoid hassle by using this site to e-mail several estate agents and let them do all the work.Too much of a hassle to use both toothpaste and mouthwash?.The airline doesn't make seat assignments, which can be a hassle for travelers, but it saves money.go through the hassle of doing something (=experience the problems of doing something ) The shirt didn’t fit so I had to go through the hassle of taking it back to the shop. take the hassle out of something (=remove the problems related to doing something ) The internet takes all the hassle out of shopping. phrases it’s not worth the hassle (=something is not worth doing because it involves a lot of problems ) I’m not going to argue with him – it’s just not worth the hassle. give somebody hassle (=make someone experience problems ) Did the teacher give you any hassle about that homework? avoid hassle Many couples get married abroad to avoid the hassle and cost of a big wedding. have hassle (=experience problems ) If we book now, we won’t have the hassle of picking up the tickets at the box office. verbs get hassle (=be made to experience problems ) Liz is getting a lot of hassle about the claim from her insurance company. legal/bureaucratic/administrative hassle It took weeks of bureaucratic hassle to get a replacement passport. a big hassle I find putting on make-up a big hassle. ► see thesaurus at problem 2 American English informal ARGUE an argument between two people or groups hassles with the management COLLOCATIONS adjectives a real hassle (=used to emphasize that something is very annoying or causes a lot of problems ) Carrying a heavy bag around all day is a real hassle. It’s such a hassle not having a washing machine. hustling on the streets hustle drugs.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hassle has‧sle 1 / ˈhæs əl / noun 1 spoken ANNOY PROBLEM something that is annoying, because it causes problems or is difficult to do I don’t feel like cooking tonight, it’s too much hassle. ( American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means.

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