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Contexts

To pester or urge into doing something or going somewhere

To nag or subject to verbal harassment

Verb

To pester or urge into doing something or going somewhere

put a bomb under

light a fire under

try to persuade

fire the imagination of

fire the enthusiasm of

put the heat on

twist someone's arm

put the screws on

act as a stimulus to

use pressure on

put pressure on

fire with enthusiasm

get someone going

act as an incentive to

strongly recommend

agitate against

bring into being

call into being

give a boost to

add fuel to fire

give the incentive to

act as a incentive to

give someone a kick

give a shot in the arm

give new life to

breathe new life into

ask authoritatively

give someone a cue

whet one's appetite

take out of mothballs

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“Why chivvy me into sitting at the dais instead of at a table with my dear wife, Janet, if they were not going to be making any use of me?”

Verb

To nag or subject to verbal harassment

give a hard time

be on your back

drive up the wall

give someone grief

breathe down someone's neck

bend someone's ear

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

get in your hair

be a nuisance to

drive round the twist

ride roughshod over

use strong-arm tactics on

breath down someone's neck

give the business

search high heaven

be on one's case

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

put pressure on

drive you up the wall

get on one's nerves

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

give a bad time

rattle one's cage

find fault with

keep complaining to

get on someone's back

bust someone's balls

rub up the wrong way

get on your wick

make somebody's hackles rise

get on someone's case

give someone the hump

get under your skin

make someone see red

rub the wrong way

get your back up

put your back up

cause suffering to

drive to distraction

cut to the quick

weigh heavily on

try your patience

make your blood boil

hurt somebody's feelings

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give someone the pip

get your dander up

get up someone's nose

send into a rage

cause trouble to

cause anxiety to

put someone's nose out of joint

prey on your mind

get your hackles up

be on the back of

get across someone

throw off balance

cause discomfort to

be a great weight on

rub you up the wrong way

get a rise out of

take the piss out of

set one's teeth on edge

hit where one lives

try the patience of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

break one's heart

weigh heavily on one's mind

give offence to

put a damper on

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

cause anguish to

make discontented

cause concern to

inflict anguish on

make uncomfortable

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

get on the wrong side of

take the mickey

do someone's head in

stick in one's craw

make despondent

be a thorn in someone's flesh

mess with someone's head

rattle someone's cage

make someone fed up

put on the spot

upset the applecart

make an enemy of somebody

be in someone's way

hit a sour note

get someone's wick

give someone hell

cause suffering

get on the nerves of

come back to haunt

push one's buttons

break the heart of

put into a funk

be a weight on one's mind

run up the wrong way

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

get in the hair of

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

push someon's buttons

put the squeeze on

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

irritate greatly

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

jump on one's case

take control of

work into lather

take a rise out of

kick up a stink

offend morals of

knock the wind out of

rasp one's nerves

give the needle

knock props out

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

create difficulties for

harsh one's mellow

give the cold shoulder

hurt the feelings of

fill with loathing

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

drive you out of your mind

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive you round the bend

drive you crazy

be a weight on someone's mind

shout catcalls at

make your gorge rise

be repugnant to

make someone's stomach rise

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into tizzy

cast a pall over

make downhearted

dampen the spirits of

cause to lose heart

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose hope

take the wind out of your sails

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

make someone's heart bleed

reduce to tears

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause someone difficulty

yank someone's chain

be a problem to

give someone bother

make someone go out of his way

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

pull someone's leg

make a monkey of

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

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“She observed his pale look and deep shadows lingering around his face. However, she did not chivvy him about it, knowing full well that all of them were under strain.”

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