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To pester, to annoy persistently

To feel irritated or resentful

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

To find fault (with something)

To criticize or find fault with

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Verb

To pester, to annoy persistently

bend someone's ear

be on your back

drive up the wall

put the squeeze on

give a hard time

give a bad time

jump on one's case

give the needle

give someone grief

get on your nerves

drive round the bend

get in your hair

rub up the wrong way

breathe down someone's neck

drive round the twist

find fault with

be on the back of

be a nuisance to

keep complaining to

be on one's case

get on your wick

take the mickey

take the piss out of

make somebody's hackles rise

drive to distraction

get under your skin

give someone the hump

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

make someone see red

get your back up

get on someone's back

rub the wrong way

give someone the pip

give someone hell

discriminate against

get on the nerves of

breath down someone's neck

get in the hair of

push someon's buttons

get on one's nerves

be the victim of

drive you up the wall

rattle one's cage

run up the wrong way

cause suffering to

search high heaven

make your blood boil

get your dander up

weigh heavily on

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

put through wringer

put your back up

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

ruffle one's feathers

get up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

raise your hackles

get the knife into

stick the knife into

put pressure on

bring pressure to bear on

be in someone's hair

have had enough

make someone fed up

try the patience of

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

shout catcalls at

put the screws on

cause anxiety to

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on one's mind

do someone's head in

be a great weight on

make your mouth water

keep someone hanging on

bust someone's balls

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

make a monkey of

pull someone's leg

get on someone's case

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Verb

To feel irritated or resentful

rub up the wrong way

give someone the hump

get under your skin

give a hard time

get a rise out of

put someone's nose out of joint

drive up the wall

get on your nerves

make someone see red

put your back up

rub the wrong way

get your back up

drive to distraction

get in your hair

get on one's nerves

give someone the pip

make somebody's hackles rise

drive round the bend

make your blood boil

drive round the twist

get on your wick

raise your hackles

ruffle one's feathers

send into a rage

get up someone's nose

try your patience

get your dander up

be on your back

get across someone

give someone grief

set one's teeth on edge

rub you up the wrong way

get your hackles up

cut to the quick

hit where one lives

be on the back of

stick in one's craw

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

drive you up the wall

give offence to

rattle someone's cage

hurt somebody's feelings

make you see red

try the patience of

lose one's temper

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

be a thorn in someone's flesh

push someon's buttons

put on the spot

rasp one's nerves

be like a red rag to a bull

work into lather

take a rise out of

drive you crazy

run up the wrong way

upset the applecart

drive you to distraction

give the cold shoulder

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive out of mind

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

cause suffering

bend someone's ear

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

breathe down someone's neck

throw off balance

get the knife into

be on one's case

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

get on someone's case

put someone off their stroke

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

rattle one's cage

put into a flap

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

throw into tizzy

give a bad time

be repugnant to

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

be distasteful to

offend morals of

be repulsive to

fill with loathing

cause suffering to

weigh heavily on

cause trouble to

be a nuisance to

cause anxiety to

make uncomfortable

prey on your mind

cause anguish to

put a damper on

cause discomfort to

be a great weight on

take the piss out of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

break one's heart

cause concern to

weigh heavily on one's mind

take the mickey

do someone's head in

make despondent

mess with someone's head

make someone fed up

make self-conscious

make discontented

make a monkey of

go to your head

inflict anguish on

take the wind out of your sails

cause disquiet to

give someone hell

breath down someone's neck

push one's buttons

be in someone's way

get someone's wick

irritate greatly

get on the nerves of

arouse anxiety in

find fault with

get in the hair of

put to some trouble

make it tough for

hurt the feelings of

send into a spin

put through wringer

knock the wind out of

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

get on someone's back

put the squeeze on

put pressure on

harsh one's mellow

lead someone a merry dance

play cat and mouse

rub salt in wound

bring pressure to bear on

jump on one's case

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

be in someone's hair

be a weight on one's mind

be ever present

put someone off their 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

be a weight on someone's mind

knock props out

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

create difficulties for

take control of

give the needle

search high heaven

catch off balance

break the heart of

put into a funk

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

shout catcalls at

cause someone difficulty

make your gorge rise

make someone's stomach rise

be a problem to

put out of countenance

throw into a tizzy

catch one short

give someone bother

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

make someone go out of his way

cast a pall over

take advantage of

cause to be at a stand

make your head spin

make someone scratch their head

mess with one's head

be all Greek to

set someone thinking

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

make downhearted

dampen the spirits of

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

yank someone's chain

cause to lose heart

make jokes about

dampen someone's hopes

cause to lose hope

be sarcastic about

scare hell out of

utter threats to

issue threats to

poke mullock at

pull someone's leg

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Verb

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

take advantage of

live off the backs of

put one over on

take for a ride

withhold rights from

take advantage of somebody

take for granted

make the most of

turn to account

take liberties with

do an injustice to

put to advantage

make unfair claims on

use for one's own ends

play for a sucker

turn to one's advantage

ride on the coat-tails

make money from

make a killing out of

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Verb

To find fault (with something)

find fault with

cast aspersions on

fulminate against

inveigh against

throw brickbats at

vituperate against

give some stick to

pass strictures upon

give a bad press to

haul over the coals

read the riot act

tear off a strip

give someone a roasting

remonstrate with

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a rollicking

give someone hell

let someone have it

rap over the knuckles

give a talking-to

give someone a telling-off

give someone a bollocking

give someone an earful

give someone what for

give someone a wigging

give someone a mouthful

give someone a rating

give someone a row

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rake over the coals

do a hatchet job on

tear a strip off

slap on the wrist

drag through the mud

give someone a bad press

jump down one's throat

call on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

blacken the name of

take exception to

take down a peg

come down hard on

take issue with

criticize severely

call to account

lay down the law

give a piece of one's mind

take to the woodshed

go for the jugular

give something a battering

give something a bad press

call over the coals

kick up a stink about

throw the book at

express disapproval of

spread lies about

cut down to size

bring into disrepute

blacken the reputation of

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

give a bad name

protest against

look askance at

discriminate against

bellyache about

sound off about

mouth off about

criticize strongly

expostulate about

declaim against

kick up a fuss about

strongly criticize

deliver judgment

call into question

take a swipe at

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

make a fuss about

give a hard time

reprimand severely

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

bring under fire

assault verbally

find unacceptable

review unfavorably

give a tongue-lashing

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

hold forth against

jump down someone's throat

rake over coals

blacken someone's reputation

show someone up

give tongue-lashing

have words with

take a dim view of

be in opposition to

throw stones at

burn one's ears

think little of

severely reprimand

give someone bondi

rap across the knuckles

comment negatively

give comeuppance

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

criticize harshly

have someone on the carpet

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

point the finger at

have your knife in

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

mete out punishment to

make an example of

give going-over

give piece of mind

take dim view of

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

send up the river

lay at one's door

give a black eye

put a whammy on

expose to ridicule

give someone stick

hold up to shame

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

express strong disapproval of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

protest strongly

thunder against

hold someone to blame

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

hold responsible

hold accountable

lose one's temper with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

make a stand against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

speak out against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

take a stand against

take great exception to

animadvert upon

vociferate about

lay charges against

bring someone to trial

have the law on

bring charges against

bring a charge against

bring a case against

prefer charges against

make mincemeat of

make short work of

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

take the piss out of

be on at someone

punish repeatedly and unfairly

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

put your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

bring shame upon

spread scandal about

reflect badly on

run smear campaign

rip up and down

tar and feather

treat with contempt

set little store by

tell lies about

hold in contempt

look down one's nose at

turn your nose up at

set no store by

run a smear campaign against

hold up to ridicule

blacken someone's name

sully someone's reputation

do an injustice to

drag someone's name through the mud

not do justice to

regard with contempt

be contemptuous about

cock a snook at

put in a bad light

give offence to

take the mickey

write false reports about

spread tales about

show contempt for

curl your lip at

drag name through mud

turn up one's nose

give Bronx cheer

think too little of

drag someone's name through the mire

turn up one's nose at

criticize unfairly

make nothing of

hold in disdain

drag through mud

take for granted

knock off high horse

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

be contemptuous of

give a bad name to

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

play something down

lower the status of

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

talk something down

treat contemptuously

make jokes about

poke mullock at

fail to appreciate

set too little store by

thumb one's nose

injure the reputation of

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

soil someone's name

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause offence to

characterize^US

tell someone to get lost

treat disrespectfully

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

hurt somebody's feelings

step on one's toes

characterise^UK

give the cold shoulder to

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

be scornful about

blow raspberries at

laugh out of court

consider beneath you

cast a slur upon

consider beneath one

give the Bronx cheer to

spit in the face of

spit in the eye of

show in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

do a takeoff of

do an impression of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

defame someone's character

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Verb

To criticize or find fault with

remonstrate with

find fault with

give someone a bollocking

let someone have it

give a talking-to

haul over the coals

lay down the law

read the riot act

give someone a caning

rake over the coals

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

take to the woodshed

give someone a mouthful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

give someone a telling-off

give someone hell

tear off a strip

give someone a rating

give someone what for

send someone away with a flea in their ear

have someone on the carpet

slap someone's wrist

fulminate against

slap on the wrist

tear a strip off

inveigh against

give a piece of one's mind

call on the carpet

jump down one's throat

criticize severely

cast aspersions on

call over the coals

come down hard on

throw the book at

vituperate against

call to account

strongly criticize

come down on like a ton of bricks

rap on knuckles

give a going over

tell a thing or two

express disapproval of

declaim against

give some stick to

take issue with

mete out punishment to

reprimand severely

give going-over

rake over coals

give piece of mind

criticize harshly

give tongue-lashing

have words with

give comeuppance

give a tongue-lashing

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

bring to account

give someone stick

point the finger at

take down a peg

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

throw brickbats at

blacken someone's reputation

give a hard time

burn one's ears

criticize strongly

make an example of

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

have your knife in

give a bad press to

give someone a bad press

give something a bad press

give an injunction to

give someone a ticking-off

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

have a word with

cut to the quick

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give a black eye

give vent to one's emotions

lose one's temper with

give free rein to one's emotions

make a protest to

thunder against

expostulate about

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

make a fuss about

make a stand against

kick up a fuss about

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

take great exception to

award a penalty against

exact a penalty from

impose a penalty on

put at disadvantage

inflict a penalty on

impose a sentence on

inflict handicap

lay at one's door

bellyache about

sound off about

pass strictures upon

hold accountable

hold responsible

assault verbally

take disciplinary action against

hold someone to blame

put on the carpet

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

go for the jugular

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

bring charges against

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

look askance at

take exception to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

regard with disgust

feel revulsion to

feel aversion to

feel disgust for

give it to someone

give someone the works

give a lesson to

punish severely

fix someone's wagon

give something a going-over

have someone's guts for garters

express disagreement

assign fault to

lay a guilt trip on

lay the blame on

consider guilty of

point a finger at

assign guilt to

lay a bad trip on

point the finger

assign liability to

place the blame on

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