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Adjective

Causing annoyance, anger or frustration

Verb

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

Present participle for to make dirty, darker or less pure

Present participle for to blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

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Adjective

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Causing annoyance, anger or frustration

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

bedeviling^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

ill-humored^US

ill-favored^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

strictly for the birds

rubbing the wrong way

hard to take

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“Lloyd, however, bore this riling criticism and dissension in silence and would not answer harshly in reply.”

Verb

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(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

getting in someone's hair

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

getting under your skin

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

teasing

rattling

driving to distraction

nagging

hurting

driving round the bend

tormenting

getting on your wick

giving someone the pip

paining

making somebody's hackles rise

driving round the twist

sending into a rage

ruffling one's feathers

putting someone's nose out of joint

mortifying

niggling

turning off

getting your dander up

giving a hard time

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

molesting

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

getting your hackles up

agonizing^US

hitting where one lives

hurting somebody's feelings

jangling

driving bananas

trying the patience of

setting one's teeth on edge

rubbing you up the wrong way

agonising^UK

getting a rise out of

working up

driving you up the wall

sticking in one's craw

getting across someone

criticizing^US

arousing hostility in

making an enemy of somebody

getting on the wrong side of

pushing someon's buttons

pushing one's buttons

running up the wrong way

prodding

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

rattling someone's chain

setting someone's teeth on edge

victimizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

terrorizing^US

pushing the buttons of

criticising^UK

making someone fed up

upsetting the applecart

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

shattering

driving you off your head

driving you round the twist

treading on someone's toes

harrowing

making it hot for someone

terrorising^UK

victimising^UK

sticking the knife into

expelling

making things hot for someone

dragooning

singling out

getting the knife into

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

breaking the heart of

becoming covered with condensation

becoming misted

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

causing discomfort to

taking the piss out of

making someone scratch their head

inflicting anguish on

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

belabouring^UK

putting to some trouble

making severe demands on

giving the cold shoulder

searching high heaven

ill-treating

hurting deeply

causing pain to

making your gorge rise

lampooning

rousting

bringing pressure to bear on

filling with loathing

making self-conscious

owning

showing up

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

disengaging

detaching

sending over the edge

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

putting out of countenance

throwing into a tizzy

belaboring^US

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

falling upon

starting in on

moping

hurting the feelings of

tyrannizing^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

carrying a heavy load

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

making desolate

making despondent

getting into a dither

tyrannising^UK

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

satirizing^US

making your head spin

stymieing

bringing up short

disorientating

causing to be at a stand

staggering

messing with one's head

setting someone thinking

going through the mill

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

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Verb

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To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanizing^US

energising^UK

energizing^US

galvanising^UK

lighting a fire under

spurring on

whetting one's appetite

firing the enthusiasm of

getting going

firing the imagination of

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

fueling^US

fanning the flames of

realizing^US

mobilizing^US

starting the ball rolling

realising^UK

firing with enthusiasm

bearing

setting up

mobilising^UK

zipping up

getting someone going

organizing^US

favouring^UK

favoring^US

giving a shot in the arm to

giving shot in arm

determining

getting things rolling

organising^UK

being responsible for

acting as a stimulus to

having as a consequence

acting as an incentive to

equaling^US

equalling^UK

breathing new life into

giving a buzz

nourishing

powering

adding fuel to the flames

raising the morale of

stimulating spiritually

giving confidence to

boosting morale

giving hope to

lifting the spirits of

stiffening the resolve of

giving a shot in the arm

giving someone a kick

building a fire under

biasing^US

biassing^UK

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

being partly responsible for

leaving the door open to

laying the foundations of

laying the first stone of

getting in operation

getting off the ground

getting the ball rolling

getting something functioning

getting under way

getting something working

setting the ball rolling

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

giving a lift to

letting the sun shine in

succouring^UK

coming into existence

succoring^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to make dirty, darker or less pure

Verb

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Present participle for to blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

giving someone a dressing-down

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