“Wind, water and weather constantly gnaw away at the surface of the earth, eroding rock into small fragments which are washed away into rivers and carried into the seas.”

Verb

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Past tense for to cause persistent distress or anxiety

distressed

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

rubbed up the wrong way

gotten on your nerves

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

driven round the bend

hurt

breathed down someone's neck

ruffled one's feathers

rubbed the wrong way

rattled someone's cage

put pressure on

made somebody's hackles rise

put your back up

put someone's nose out of joint

hit where one lives

gotten

gat

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gotten under your skin

got your back up

driven round the twist

gotten your back up

drove round the twist

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

setted one's teeth on edge

obsessed

raised your hackles

sticked in one's craw

mortified

brought pressure to bear on

jerked around

run up the wrong way

gotten on one's nerves

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

given someone the pip

rubbed you up the wrong way

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

tried the patience of

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

made an enemy of somebody

criticised^UK

criticized^US

become covered with condensation

worked into lather

pushed someon's buttons

made indignant

made somebody's blood boil

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

given the cold shoulder

gave a zinger

gave the cold shoulder

became covered with condensation

wore out

worn out

drove you to distraction

driven 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

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“The recurring doubts and uncertainties gnaw away at his mind and imagination.”

Verb

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Past tense for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirised^UK

satirized^US

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

taken the piss out of

gave a hard time

given a hard time

messed with

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Verb

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Past tense for to take small bites or nibbles at or out of

Verb

Past tense for to be, or cause to be, painful

Verb

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Past tense for to cause damage or harm to

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

vandalised^UK

vandalized^US

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

played merry hell with

drove a nail into the coffin of

driven a nail into the coffin of

Verb

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Past tense for to physically debilitate or weaken

Adjective

Chewed

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