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What is another word for push the buttons of?

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Verb

To cause emotional distress to someone

cause suffering

be disagreeable to

give offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

cut to the quick

give someone grief

give a hard time

cause suffering to

cause anguish to

drive up the wall

put your back up

break the heart of

rub up the wrong way

get on your nerves

get on your wick

make somebody's hackles rise

put someone's nose out of joint

throw off balance

make one's heart bleed

rub the wrong way

break one's heart

upset the applecart

put into a funk

put a damper on

arouse anxiety in

be on one's case

make it tough for

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

cause concern to

prey on your mind

make uncomfortable

lie heavy on someone's mind

give a bad time

weigh heavy on someone's mind

cause discomfort to

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

hurt the feelings of

be a nuisance to

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

hit where one lives

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

cause trouble to

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's case

give someone the hump

make someone see red

get under your skin

get in your hair

give someone the pip

get your back up

drive to distraction

drive round the twist

make your blood boil

get on one's nerves

drive round the bend

get your dander up

rattle someone's cage

get up someone's nose

try your patience

get your hackles up

rub you up the wrong way

get across someone

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

cause offence to

fill with loathing

be a thorn in someone's flesh

be on your back

drive you up the wall

be on the back of

get someone's wick

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

lose one's temper

get a rise out of

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

stick in one's craw

set one's teeth on edge

make someone fed up

cause offense to

offend morals of

be offensive to

be displeasing to

be distasteful to

be repugnant to

make your gorge rise

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

fail to satisfy

leave dissatisfied

not pass muster

not be good enough

give cause for complaint

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