pete fyèl

pete fyèl (can be a verb or adjective)
As an adjective:
backbreaking
strenuous
torturous


As a verb, it could mean:
beat up
hammer
killing

Sa se yon travay pete fyèl wi.
This is strenuous work.

Pwofesè a pete fyèl nou ak devwa weekend sa.
The teacher hammered us with homework this weekend.

Maman m ap pete fyèl mwen ak travay nan kay.
My mom is killing me with housework.

Other Creole synonyms for pete fyèl are: kraze kouraj, kraze biskèt