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Past participle for tease

Past participle for to subject to cruel or unjust treatment

Past participle for to make things very unpleasant for someone

Past participle for to disturb, to discomfort, to hinder

Past participle for to impede the work or progress of

Past participle for make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice

Past participle for to admonish or reproach angrily

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Verb

Past participle for tease

made a monkey of

made jokes about

pulled one's leg

taken the piss out of

poked mullock at

pulled someone's leg

taken the mickey

took the mickey

took the piss out of

gave a hard time

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Past participle for to subject to cruel or unjust treatment

shown antagonism to

beared a grudge towards

discriminated against

felt ill will towards

shown ill will towards

punished unfairly

made things hot for someone

stacked the deck

had your knife into

showed antagonism to

showed ill will towards

gave a hard time

used strong-arm tactics on

walked all over

treated harshly

scared the bejesus out of

twisted someone's arm

ridden roughshod over

rode roughshod over

played the heavy with

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Past participle for to make things very unpleasant for someone

given someone hell

made it hot for someone

made things hot for someone

driven up the wall

given someone grief

gotten on your nerves

got in your hair

rubbed up the wrong way

given a bad time

discountenanced

breathed down someone's neck

driven round the bend

put your back up

gotten your back up

given someone the hump

got on your wick

put someone's nose out of joint

made someone see red

gotten under your skin

discombobulated

driven round the twist

gotten on one's nerves

bent someone's ear

made somebody's hackles rise

made uncomfortable

hurt somebody's feelings

gotten up someone's nose

put the squeeze on

put pressure on

put on the spot

put out of countenance

tried your patience

found fault with

made your blood boil

ruffled one's feathers

thrown off balance

kept complaining to

put through wringer

got your dander up

gotten your hackles up

brought pressure to bear on

driven you up the wall

gotten a rise out of

aroused anxiety in

caused anguish to

done a number on

made it tough for

caused suffering to

got in the hair of

taken the piss out of

taken the mickey

got on the nerves of

caused discomfort to

preyed on your mind

caused concern to

searched high heaven

scratched around

taken it out on

busted someone's balls

given the needle

given the business

jumped on one's case

rocked the boat

rattled one's cage

made a monkey of

thrown into a tizzy

caught one short

made self-conscious

given someone the pip

rubbed you up the wrong way

got the knife into

sticked the knife into

caused anxiety to

rubbed salt in wound

played cat and mouse

shouted catcalls at

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Past participle for to disturb, to discomfort, to hinder

Verb

Past participle for to impede the work or progress of

short-circuited

interfered with

cramped one's style

gotten in the way

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

stood in the way of

thrown a spanner in the works

put the kibosh on

gotten in the way of

destabilized^US

poked full of holes

destabilised^UK

queered the pitch of

dragged through the mud

clipped one's wings

gave a hard time

put a straitjacket on

threw a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

dragged your feet

put straitjacket on

put out of commission

clapped in irons

put on back burner

got in the way of

tied one's hands

put at a disadvantage

stemmed the flow of

prevented from making progress

brought to screeching halt

setted limits on

tied someone's hands

imposed limits on

clipped someone's wings

had on a tight leash

placed at a disadvantage

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

gave disadvantage

given disadvantage

gave the run around

given the run around

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

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Verb

Past participle for make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice

Verb

Past participle for to admonish or reproach angrily

remonstrated with

given someone a bollocking

let someone have it

read the riot act

given someone a caning

hauled over the coals

taken down a peg

given someone a row

given someone a wigging

given someone some stick

taken to the woodshed

given someone a mouthful

rapped over the knuckles

burned one's ears

called to account

given a talking-to

given someone a dressing-down

given someone an earful

given someone a roasting

given someone a rollicking

given someone a telling-off

given someone hell

torn off a strip

called on the carpet

given someone a rating

given someone what for

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

slapped someone's wrist

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given a hearing to

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given a half-suppressed laugh

given a grounding in

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