Como eu digo "ele(a) dava trabalho" em inglês?

Português: ele(a) dava trabalho, ele(a) não dava sossego.
Inglês: he/she was a handful, he/she was hard to handle/ to deal with, he/she kept us on our toes, he/she gave us a lot of trouble.

Exemplo 1: When asked by Jane Garvey if he was a handful as a child, Lady Glenconner replied: "Yes. He was a handful. I think that's what his nanny called him, a handful. Ref. mirror.co

Exemplo 2: She said: “She was so badly behaved. She was hard to handle and kept bucking me off." Ref. lynnnews.co

Exemplo 3: "Both ex-partners of Melissa said she was hard to deal with and volatile, especially when under the influence of alcohol and drugs." Ref. hertfordshiremercury.co

Exemplo 4: I would say it was restful, but we succumbed to the kids’ pleas to get a puppy and he kept us on our toes over Christmas. Ref. hoggett-bowers

Exemplo 5: She gave us a lot of trouble this year. She can shoot from way out, she can pass it. I think she's been a tough one. Ref. marca

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