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Past tense for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

Past tense for to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety to

Verb

Past tense for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

found fault with

hypercriticized

kicked up a fuss

picked holes in

raised trivial objections

complained about

made a big thing out of

made a big thing of

raised trivial objections to

made a mountain out of a molehill

argued over nothing

made a thing of

kicked up a stink

put the boot in

raised a ruckus

cried the blues

kicked up a storm

raised objections

expressed disapproval

spoken out against

spoke out against

made a complaint

lodged a complaint

inveighed against

expressed concern

cast aspersions on

taken exception

talked under your breath

made a song and dance

sounded off about

kicked up a stink about

kicked up a fuss about

bellyached about

complained vehemently about

screamed bloody murder

protested against

took exception to

taken exception to

fulminated against

pulled to pieces

made a fuss about

moaned and groaned

blown off steam

did a hatchet job on

done a hatchet job on

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“The way they niggle me about it, you'd think hacking it on one's own in a flat in Lincoln Street was like being some frightful old maid with a bead necklace and dingle-dangle earrings doing the Chelsea Bohemian bit in the Twenties.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety to

rubbed up the wrong way

preyed on your mind

weighed heavily on

discountenanced

caused anxiety to

got in your hair

caused concern to

made uncomfortable

caused discomfort to

got across someone

rubbed the wrong way

put into a flap

put someone off their stroke

put your back up

hit where one lives

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

driven up the wall

drove up the wall

discombobulated

lied heavily on

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

got your back up

gotten your back up

tried your patience

gave a hard time

rattled one's cage

worked into lather

made your blood boil

caused someone to lose their composure

sent into a rage

got on one's nerves

setted one's teeth on edge

raised your hackles

kicked up a stink

sticked in one's craw

given a hard time

given someone the hump

run up the wrong way

gave someone the hump

gotten on one's nerves

kicked up a fuss

took a rise out of

taken a rise out of

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

gave a bad time

given a bad time

given someone grief

gave someone grief

ran up the wrong way

thrown into tizzy

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

threw into tizzy

thrown off balance

threw off balance

put pressure on

put the screws on

put the squeeze on

made someone see red

used pressure on

breathed down someone's neck

got on your wick

bent someone's ear

brought pressure to bear on

made somebody's hackles rise

put the heat on

put under an obligation

put someone's nose out of joint

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

caused suffering to

twisted someone's arm

ruffled one's feathers

turned on the heat

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

put through wringer

pressed down on

tried to persuade

got your dander up

put through the wringer

used strong-arm tactics on

twisted one's arm

railroaded into

put the chill on

given someone the pip

gave someone the pip

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

rubbed salt in wound

played cat and mouse

scratched around

searched high heaven

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

jumped on one's case

caused to panic

rationalized^US

rationalised^UK

given the business

gave the business

caused disquiet to

got in the hair of

discriminated against

taken control of

held a gun to one's head

rattled someone's cage

rubbed you up the wrong way

asked forcefully

aroused anxiety in

caused anguish to

found fault with

took control of

got on the nerves of

asked brusquely

made it tough for

asked authoritatively

punished repeatedly and unfairly

caused trouble to

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

given the needle

gave the needle

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

ridden roughshod

gave the order to

given the order to

given the command to

gave the command to

gone on bended knee

went on bended knee

taken the piss out of

took the mickey

took the piss out of

taken the mickey

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

done a number on

did a number on

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“That one thing he said would niggle me for the whole twelve days to come.”

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