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To subject to cruel or unjust treatment

To make things very unpleasant for someone

Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice

Verb

To subject to cruel or unjust treatment

be prejudiced against

show antagonism to

bear a grudge towards

discriminate against

feel ill will towards

show ill will towards

punish unfairly

make things hot for someone

have your knife into

give a hard time

get on someone's back

ride roughshod over

push someone around

cause suffering to

inflict anguish on

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

nail to a cross

hang on a cross

play the heavy with

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Verb

To make things very unpleasant for someone

give someone hell

make it hot for someone

make things hot for someone

get on someone's back

be on your back

drive up the wall

get on your nerves

give someone grief

breathe down someone's neck

give a hard time

get in your hair

drive round the bend

rub up the wrong way

bend someone's ear

give a bad time

be a pain in the neck

get in one's hair

find fault with

drive round the twist

make someone see red

be a thorn in someone's side

keep complaining to

be on one's case

give someone the hump

breath down someone's neck

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

put pressure on

get on someone's wick

make someone's hackles rise

make someone's blood boil

get under someone's skin

get someone's hackles up

try someone's patience

get someone's dander up

get in someone's hair

ruffle someone's feathers

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get up someone's nose

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

be a nuisance to

make one's hackles rise

get on your wick

get on someone's case

get under one's skin

put your back up

get your back up

be on one's tail

be on one's back

beat the bushes

search high heaven

turn inside out

turn upside down

get on the nerves of

take the mickey out of

get in the hair of

be on the back of

take the piss out of

rattle one's cage

get the knife into

stick the knife into

drive you up the wall

get on one's nerves

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

cause anxiety to

be a great weight on

shout catcalls at

cause suffering to

rub the wrong way

throw off balance

drive to distraction

cut to the quick

weigh heavily on

give someone the pip

send into a rage

raise someone's hackles

cause trouble to

get on somebody's nerves

make uncomfortable

get under your skin

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

rub you up the wrong way

get your dander up

put someone off their stroke

make your blood boil

put someone's nose out of joint

get a rise out of

try the patience of

hit where one lives

put someone's back up

weigh heavily on someone's mind

break one's heart

cause concern to

give the business

try your patience

get someone down

give offence to

hurt someone's feelings

prey on someone's mind

try one's patience

cause someone to lose their composure

get your hackles up

stick in one's craw

set one's teeth on edge

rattle someone's cage

get someone's goat

raise your hackles

make despondent

make self-conscious

make discontented

make a monkey of

hurt one's feelings

go to one's head

inflict anguish on

be repugnant to

blow one's mind

pull somebody's leg

make blood boil

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

cause disquiet to

put somebody's back up

get up your nose

push one's buttons

be in someone's way

irritate greatly

get someone's wick

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

ruffle one's feathers

arouse anxiety in

put your nose out of joint

put to some trouble

hurt the feelings of

be on someone's back

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

make it tough for

push someon's buttons

rub one the wrong way

put through wringer

send into a spin

cause suffering

cause inconvenience to

wind somebody up

be the victim of

prey on your mind

run up the wrong way

put the squeeze on

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

jump on one's case

give one the business

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

be a weight on one's mind

be ever present

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

give the needle

set your teeth on edge

rasp one's nerves

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

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

make downhearted

knock the wind out of

upset the apple cart

break the heart of

put into a funk

harsh one's mellow

drive you crazy

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose heart

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

put out of countenance

throw into a tizzy

catch one short

be a problem to

put someone to trouble

give someone bother

make someone go out of his way

cast a pall over

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

take advantage of

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

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

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

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

lead somebody on

pull someone's leg

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Verb

Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice

shout disapproval

blow raspberries

shout disapproval at

blow raspberries at

cock a snook at

take the piss out of

take the mickey out of

poke mullock at

hold up to ridicule

treat with contempt

make a monkey out of

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

treat contemptuously

hold in contempt

make a monkey of

turn up one's nose

make a laughing-stock

take the mickey

give Bronx cheer

show contempt for

wind someone up

pull somebody's leg

lead down the garden path

give the bird to

pull someone's chain

pull someone's leg

be scornful about

play a practical joke

bite one's thumb at

be contemptuous of

have a joke with

do a takeoff of

do an impression of

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

turn your nose up at

turn up your nose

curl one's lip at

shout catcalls at

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

hurt someone's feelings

cast aspersions on

treat disrespectfully

call someone names

cut to the quick

transgress against

fail to observe

fail to comply with

set one's face against

commit a breach of

be in breach of

laugh in the face of

treat with disdain

fly in the face of

hold up to shame

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

laugh out of court

rub up the wrong way

give a hard time

hit where one lives

get on your nerves

give someone grief

drive up the wall

hurl insults at

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

take a rise out of

get a rise out of

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

get in the hair of

play a practical joke on

be a nuisance to

make someone's hackles rise

ruffle someone's feathers

give the cold shoulder

take advantage of

do an injustice to

put through wringer

step on the toes of

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

be contemptuous about

consider beneath one

turn up your nose at

curl your lip at

turn nose up at

give the Bronx cheer to

consider beneath you

spit in the face of

spit in the eye of

inveigh against

vituperate against

get across someone

make someone's blood boil

get in someone's hair

get on one's nerves

work into lather

rub the wrong way

get under one's skin

send into a rage

try one's patience

put someone out

try someone's patience

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

give someone the hump

make blood boil

mess someone around

make a monkey out of someone

mess someone about

have someone on

get under your skin

make someone's mouth water

make mouth water

keep hanging on

keep someone hanging on

give a black eye

get in your hair

get your back up

be on your back

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

get on your wick

run up the wrong way

lead somebody on

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