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Verb

To have intensified

Past tense for to bother or annoy someone

Past tense for to cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread

Feeling or expressing distress or anxiety

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Verb

To have intensified

added fuel to the flames

added insult to injury

added fuel to the fire

hiked up

fed the fire

put salt on the wound

rubbed salt in the wound

emphasized^US

emphasised^UK

compounded the problem

poured gasoline on the fire

optimized^US

spiralled^UK

spiraled^US

leaped^US

leapt^UK

smouldered^UK

rubbed salt in a wound

maximised^UK

smoldered^US

added

rubbed salt into the wound

rubbed salt in the wounds

optimised^UK

maximized^US

twisted the knife in the wound

gone from bad to worse

went from bad to worse

went through the roof

blew up

blown up

gone through the roof

went through the ceiling

spread like wildfire

gone through the ceiling

dramatically increased

boosted up

pushed up

drastically increased

greatly increased

climbed sharply

increased in value

increased exponentially

spread like lightning

spread through

burst forth

increased dramatically

dramatized^US

revitalized^US

broadened one's horizons

sent through the roof

revitalised^UK

dramatised^UK

made a big thing out of

blew something out of all proportion

drove up

blew up out of all proportion

driven up

blown up out of all proportion

blown something out of all proportion

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“The parties to contested actions are often at daggers drawn, and the litigious process serves to exacerbate the hostility between them.”

Verb

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Past tense for to bother or annoy someone

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

rubbed up the wrong way

drove up the wall

driven up the wall

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

hacked you off

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

rubbed the wrong way

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

sticked in one's craw

setted one's teeth on edge

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

gotten under your skin

made waves

put someone's nose out of joint

driven to distraction

made somebody's hackles rise

ruffled one's feathers

raised your hackles

gotten at

drove round the bend

driven round the bend

gave someone the pip

given someone the pip

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

rattled someone's cage

made an enemy of somebody

raised hell

asked for it

rubbed you up the wrong way

tried the patience of

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

ran up the wrong way

gotten on someone

got on someone

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

agonized^US

agonised^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

put someone off their stroke

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

breathed down someone's neck

pressurized^US

gotten your hackles up

repelled

bit

attacked

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

pressurised^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

put someone off their stride

put out of countenance

cut up

made you see red

made someone scratch their head

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

criticized^US

victimized^US

caused someone to lose their composure

terrorized^US

pushed the buttons of

victimised^UK

terrorised^UK

criticised^UK

balked^US

baulked^UK

brought pressure to bear on

made it hot for someone

made uncomfortable

made wretched

made fretful

made things hot for someone

stopped someone in their tracks

caused discomfort to

caught off balance

pushed someon's buttons

caused to be at a stand

kicked up a stink

rocked the boat

made somebody's blood boil

setted someone back on their heels

sticked the knife into

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

drove you to distraction

drove out of mind

drove you off your head

driven you round the twist

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you off your head

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven out of mind

driven you to distraction

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Verb

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Past tense for to cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread

added fuel to the flames

energized^US

energised^UK

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Adjective

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Feeling or expressing distress or anxiety

like a cat on a hot tin roof

shocked

strung up

beside oneself

in a state of agitation

traumatized^US

like a cat on hot bricks

traumatised^UK

like a fish out of water

timid

unstable

disappointed

having butterflies in the stomach

at the end of your tether

with your heart in your mouth

with your back to the wall

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

with one's stomach in knots

frozen

in a blue funk

shaking in one's shoes

running scared

in a funk

with one's back up against the wall

having cold feet

at the end of one's rope

put out of countenance

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

lacking social skills

having a funny feeling

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

between a rock and a hard place

like a chicken with its head cut off

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