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To irritate or annoy someone

(with reference to a person's nerves) To set or be set on edge

Verb

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To irritate or annoy someone

give someone the hump

give someone a hard time

rub the wrong way

get under one's skin

get on someone's nerves

rankle with

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

set your teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's side

be a pain in the neck

ruffle one's feathers

make one's hackles rise

hinder

breathe down someone's neck

tantalize^US

get on someone's case

tantalise^UK

exhaust someone's patience

agonize^US

agonise^UK

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

demoralize^US

drive round the twist

demoralise^UK

traumatize^US

get in someone's hair

beat

traumatise^UK

victimize^US

weigh heavily on

shake up

give someone the pip

get someone's back up

panic

rouse

make someone's blood boil

ruffle someone's feathers

make someone's hackles rise

raise someone's hackles

terrorize^US

criticize^US

victimise^UK

terrorise^UK

drive you up the wall

criticise^UK

cause anxiety to

get on somebody's nerves

appal^UK

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

try someone's patience

hang up

josh

get on someone's wick

appall^US

rub you up the wrong way

get your dander up

put someone off their stroke

cheese off

face

make your blood boil

get someone's dander up

make fun of

poke fun at

take the piss out of

put someone's nose out of joint

put someone's back up

weigh heavily on someone's mind

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

scandalize^US

hurt someone's feelings

scandalise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

prey on someone's mind

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

spoof

take the mickey out of

cause someone to lose their composure

set one's teeth on edge

reluct

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

dull

mess with someone's head

rattle someone's cage

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

belabour^UK

put somebody's back up

belabor^US

breath down someone's neck

put your nose out of joint

push someon's buttons

rub one the wrong way

cause inconvenience to

wind somebody up

be the victim of

get on someone's back

lead someone a merry dance

give one the business

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

come back to

stay with

be a weight on one's mind

bring pressure to bear on

make demands on

make severe demands on

create difficulties for

put off his or her stride

worst

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

be a weight on someone's mind

hurt somebody's feelings

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

knock the wind out of

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

dampen someone's hopes

dishonour^UK

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

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

gnaw away at

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

make someone's stomach rise

make someone's gorge rise

wreck

wreak

befall

cause someone difficulty

discommodate

be on one's tail

be on one's back

dishonor^US

put out of countenance

put someone to trouble

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

make someone go out of his way

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

turn one off

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

make desolate

make your heart bleed

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

bring tears to someone's eyes

run down

make gloomy

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dampen someone's spirits

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause to be at a stand

stagger

make someone scratch their head

set thinking

mess with one's head

make someone's head spin

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

satirize^US

jeopardize^US

have an adverse effect on

yank somebody's chain

jeopardise^UK

satirise^UK

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Verb

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(with reference to a person's nerves) To set or be set on edge

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