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Unable to concentrate because one is mentally preoccupied with something

Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion

Past participle for to irritate or upset, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

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Adjective

Unable to concentrate because one is mentally preoccupied with something

lost in thought

in a brown study

in a world of your own

with a mind like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

deep in thought

immersed in thought

a million miles away

disorganized^US

looking out window

feather-brained

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off in a world of one's own

disorganised^UK

unaware of events

head in the clouds

with a memory like a sieve

inclined to forget

not thinking clearly

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Adjective

Affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion

beside yourself

out of one's wits

hot under the collar

hot and bothered

out of one's mind

at the end of your tether

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

out of your mind

bundle of nerves

feeling anxious

like one possessed

not knowing what to do with oneself

out of one's wit

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

on pins and needles

out of one's head

out of one's skull

like a chicken with its head cut off

throwing a wobbly

hot-and-bothered

hot under collar

in a cold sweat

ill-disciplined

untrammelled^UK

lacking self-control

jumping up and down

fast and furious

easily offended

full of activity

all of a dither

discombobulated

having cabin fever

mentally unsettled

emotionally charged

tearing one's hair out

discountenanced

at sixes and sevens

like Piccadilly Circus

hell broke loose

full to bursting

bursting at the seams

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Verb

Past participle for to irritate or upset, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

rubbed up the wrong way

gotten under your skin

given someone grief

given someone the hump

made your blood boil

driven round the bend

driven round the twist

driven up the wall

got in your hair

got on your wick

gotten your back up

got your dander up

made someone see red

gotten on your nerves

given someone the pip

put your back up

hit where one lives

rubbed the wrong way

made somebody's hackles rise

raised your hackles

ruffled one's feathers

gotten up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

rattled someone's cage

gotten on one's nerves

driven you up the wall

gotten your hackles up

hit a sour note

tried your patience

sent into a rage

rubbed you up the wrong way

gotten on someone

breathed down someone's neck

tried the patience of

sticked in one's craw

setted one's teeth on edge

made you see red

driven you crazy

made somebody's blood boil

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

driven you round the bend

drove up the wall

gave someone the hump

drove to distraction

drove round the bend

drove round the twist

gave someone the pip

got on your nerves

given a hard time

gave a hard time

discountenanced

got under your skin

discombobulated

cut to the quick

hurt somebody's feelings

got your back up

got on one's nerves

gave someone grief

upset the applecart

put someone off their stroke

caused anxiety to

got up someone's nose

got across someone

weighed heavily on

bent someone's ear

preyed on your mind

drove you up the wall

got your hackles up

put into a flap

rattled one's cage

gave a bad time

given a bad time

made discontented

thrown off balance

threw off balance

put the squeeze on

put pressure on

caused suffering to

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

made someone scratch their head

interfered with

caused someone to lose their composure

caused suffering

scratched around

made an enemy of somebody

searched high heaven

pushed the buttons of

got someone's wick

lied heavily on

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

given offence to

gave offence to

brought pressure to bear on

given the business

gave the business

caused disquiet to

jumped on one's case

thumbed nose at

made someone fed up

caused anguish to

made uncomfortable

stopped someone in their tracks

caused discomfort to

worked into lather

caught off balance

pushed someon's buttons

caused to be at a stand

kicked up a stink

rocked the boat

kicked up a fuss

caused concern to

aroused anxiety in

lost one's temper

made it tough for

setted someone back on their heels

occupied thoughts

run up the wrong way

pressed down on

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

thrown into a tizz

threw into a tizz

threw into tizzy

thrown into tizzy

ran up the wrong way

took a rise out of

taken a rise out of

done a number on

did a number on

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

taken by surprise

took by surprise

given the needle

gave the needle

drove you crazy

drove you to distraction

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

drove you out of your mind

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