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To subject to harassment or verbal abuse

To stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something

Verb

To subject to harassment or verbal abuse

give someone a hard time

drive up the wall

be on your back

bend someone's ear

give someone grief

breathe down someone's neck

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

get in your hair

give a hard time

be a nuisance to

drive round the twist

give the business

breath down someone's neck

be on someone's back

give a bad time

rattle one's cage

be on one's tail

leave no stone unturned

be on one's back

beat the bushes

search high heaven

be on one's case

turn inside out

turn upside down

get in one's hair

get on one's nerves

drive you up the wall

play cat and mouse

lead someone a merry dance

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

get on your wick

rub up the wrong way

use strong-arm tactics on

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

ride roughshod over

find fault with

keep complaining to

get on someone's back

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

put pressure on

give someone the hump

make someone see red

rub the wrong way

cause suffering to

throw off balance

put your back up

drive to distraction

get under one's skin

cut to the quick

get on someone's nerves

get your back up

get in someone's hair

get on somebody's nerves

weigh heavily on

give someone the pip

get someone's back up

make someone's blood boil

ruffle someone's feathers

make someone's hackles rise

send into a rage

raise someone's hackles

cause trouble to

cause anxiety to

make uncomfortable

get under your skin

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

try someone's patience

get on someone's wick

be on the back of

put on the spot

get across someone

cause anguish to

put a damper on

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause discomfort to

be a great weight on

rub you up the wrong way

get your dander up

put someone off their stroke

make your blood boil

get someone's dander up

take the piss out of

put someone's nose out of joint

get a rise out of

hit where one lives

put someone's back up

weigh heavily on someone's mind

break one's heart

cause concern to

try your patience

stick in one's craw

get someone down

give offence to

hurt someone's feelings

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

set one's teeth on edge

weigh heavily on one's mind

prey on someone's mind

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

push one's buttons

try one's patience

cause someone to lose their composure

get your hackles up

do someone's head in

take the mickey out of

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

mess with someone's head

rattle someone's cage

get someone's goat

make a monkey of

try the patience of

raise your hackles

make despondent

make self-conscious

make discontented

pull somebody's leg

hurt one's feelings

go to one's head

inflict anguish on

be repugnant to

blow one's mind

ruffle one's feathers

make blood boil

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

cause disquiet to

give someone hell

put somebody's back up

get up your nose

be in someone's way

irritate greatly

get someone's wick

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

put your nose out of joint

put to some trouble

arouse anxiety in

hurt the feelings of

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

rub one the wrong way

send into a spin

cause suffering

push someone's buttons

make it tough for

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

prey on your mind

run up the wrong way

get the knife into

stick the knife into

wind somebody up

be a weight on one's mind

be ever present

set your teeth on edge

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

put someone out

create difficulties for

take control of

put off his or her stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

set someone back on their heels

take the wind out of someone's sails

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

prey on one's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

work into lather

take a rise out of

throw into tizzy

hurt somebody's feelings

knock props out

get on the nerves of

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

make downhearted

upset the apple cart

drive you crazy

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

get in the hair of

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose heart

shout catcalls at

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make your hackles rise

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive somebody up the wall

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

give the cold shoulder

make someone's stomach rise

make someone's gorge rise

cause someone difficulty

break the heart of

put into a funk

put out of countenance

throw into a tizzy

catch one short

be a problem to

put someone to trouble

give someone bother

put the squeeze on

jump on one's case

give one the business

make someone go out of his way

give the needle

cast a pall over

take advantage of

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

cause to be at a stand

make someone scratch their head

mess with one's head

make someone's head spin

be all Greek to

set someone thinking

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

make your heart bleed

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

bring tears to someone's eyes

make someone's heart bleed

reduce to tears

bring tears to your eyes

dampen someone's spirits

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

poke mullock at

pull someone's leg

lead somebody on

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

turn one's stomach

be distasteful to

offend morals of

be repulsive to

fill with loathing

turn your stomach

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

yank somebody's chain

scare hell out of

utter threats to

issue threats to

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“I've stared at someone's still-wet hair on a cramped train for a few minutes, and by the time I'm at the top of the escalators my mind has had a chance to re-engage and chivvy itself along.”

Verb

To stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something

put a bomb under

light a fire under

fire the imagination of

fire the enthusiasm of

give someone a cue

act as a stimulus to

get someone going

fire with enthusiasm

help someone remember

jog someone's memory

cause someone to remember

refresh your memory

act as an incentive to

spirit someone up

add fuel to fire

give a boost to

give the incentive to

act as a incentive to

give new life to

breathe life into

breathe new life into

help you remember

make you remember

take out of mothballs

open one's eyes

show signs of life

give someone a kick

give a shot in the arm

refresh the memory

be the cause of

be at the bottom of

be instrumental in

build a fire under

be responsible for

cause to happen

fan the flames of

bring something on

agitate against

add fuel to the flames

give one an idea

be conducive to

open the door for

make more lively

make more exciting

oil the wheels of

have the effect of

be partly responsible for

let sunshine in

stimulate spiritually

raise your spirits

raise the morale of

give shot in arm

lift the spirits of

give confidence to

boost someone's morale

give a shot in the arm to

stiffen the resolve of

turn someone on

float someone's boat

tickle someone's fancy

light someone's fire

give someone a thrill

do it for someone

give a new lease of life to

get one started

act as a impetus to

act as a fillip to

act as a spur to

put new life in

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