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Cheat

To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

Verb

Cheat

victimise^UK

victimize^US

“A truly mean player won't hesitate to play dirty when the chips are down.”

Verb

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To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

appal^UK

appall^US

agonize^US

get on someone's nerves

get in someone's hair

agonise^UK

hurt someone's feelings

put someone's nose out of joint

get someone's back up

T-off

cheese off

give someone a hard time

ruffle someone's feathers

rattle someone's cage

get under someone's skin

gross out

hurt somebody's feelings

pick on

get on your wick

get on nerves

rub you up the wrong way

be a pain in the neck

put someone's back up

be on your back

make unhappy

curse

make someone's blood boil

get someone's dander up

make someone's hackles rise

get up someone's nose

disenchant

strain

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

get under one's skin

be an affront to

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

put somebody's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

get someone's hackles up

get on someone's tits

get someone's wick

push someon's buttons

try someone's patience

mess with

be a thorn in someone's flesh

rub one the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

put your nose out of joint

breathe down someone's neck

drive you up the wall

get on somebody's nerves

criticise^UK

criticize^US

give the cold shoulder

get on someone's wick

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

stun

give offence

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

traumatize^US

get one's comeuppance

take down a peg

take down

take the wind out

make someone eat humble pie

paralyse^UK

traumatise^UK

paralyze^US

turn someone's stomach

take the wind out of your sails

completely surprise

give a turn

throw a curve

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

knock for six

shake out of your complacency

give someone a turn

hit like ton of bricks

treat disrespectfully

give someone the cold-shoulder

daunt

puzzle

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

put someone off their stroke

terrorize^US

balk^US

baulk^UK

terrorise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

cause someone to lose their composure

put out of countenance

make someone scratch their head

scare the bejesus out of

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

cause to be at a stand

make your heart bleed

scare the living daylights out of

stop someone in their tracks

give someone the blues

put someone off their stride

bring tears to your eyes

put the wind up someone

scare someone out of their wits

make someone want to throw up

upset one's apple cart

make your hair stand on end

put a spoke in someone's wheel

take wind out of

strike terror into

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

put someone off his stride

push someone's buttons

cause to lose your bearings

fill with consternation

frighten the living daylights out of

lay waste

bring pressure to bear on

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

set someone's teeth on edge

break someone's heart

make demands on

make severe demands on

make someone feel nauseous

pull the rug from under

knock the stuffing out of someone

pull the rug out from under

put out of action

hit like a ton of bricks

hit

take someone's breath away

put off his or her stride

take the wind out of someone's sails

drive you to distraction

make someone's hair stand on end

make your hackles rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

disunify

abominate

cause to feel nauseous

drive you off your head

make you see red

uncalm

cause someone difficulty

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

put someone to trouble

labour over

victimize^US

tyrannize^US

sweep someone off their feet

make someone feel sick

drive somebody up the wall

set back

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make your flesh creep

invigorate^US

tyrannise^UK

make things hot for someone

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

dragoon

bludgeon

fill with terror

make it hot for someone

victimise^UK

put the frighteners on

worsen

give someone goose pimples

make your blood run cold

make someone jump out of their skin

make blood run cold

make one's flesh creep

chill someone to the marrow

make teeth chatter

scare someone half to death

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone go out of his way

neutralize^US

spur

energize^US

pump up

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

harsh someone's mellow

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

make someone eat crow

put someone in their place

put away

smirch

take down a peg or two

shoot down

make eat dirt

force to eat humble pie

neutralise^UK

throw a spanner in the works of

shelve

give the run around

throw a monkey wrench into

put on back burner

corner

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

choke off

tie up

embroil

take wind out of sails

render unintelligible

have an adverse effect on

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