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Spitefully or furiously angry

Past tense for to irritate or anger someone

Adjective

Spitefully or furiously angry

ill-humoured^UK

at boiling point

hot under the collar

overcome with anger

beside yourself

beside yourself with rage

in high dudgeon

as cross as two sticks

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

blue in the face

in a filthy temper

with all guns blazing

not best pleased

gnashing one's teeth

in a towering rage

at daggers drawn

burning with excitement

ready to be tied

extremely angry

as black as thunder

out of countenance

carrying a chip on your shoulder

blowing one's top

blowing a gasket

ranting and raving

mad as a hornet

easily offended

driven to distraction

out of one's wits

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

with a chip on your shoulder

rough-and-tumble

disapproving of

with chip on shoulder

having short fuse

hot under collar

evil-intentioned

like a bear with a sore head

full of dislike

in a cold sweat

at the end of your tether

discountenanced

discombobulated

like a fish out of water

raining cats and dogs

nursing a grudge

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Verb

Past tense for to irritate or anger someone

rubbed up the wrong way

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

drove up the wall

driven up the wall

got on one's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

got on the wrong side of

gotten on the wrong side of

made an enemy of somebody

made somebody's hackles rise

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

ruffled one's feathers

put your back up

got in your hair

raised your hackles

made someone see red

hit where one lives

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

tried your patience

got on your wick

made your blood boil

setted one's teeth on edge

got your dander up

driven to distraction

got across someone

drove to distraction

got your back up

hurt somebody's feelings

sent into a rage

rubbed you up the wrong way

sticked in one's craw

gotten your back up

put someone's nose out of joint

drove round the bend

driven round the bend

gave someone the pip

become covered with condensation

worked into lather

given someone the pip

tried the patience of

given someone grief

pushed someon's buttons

gave someone grief

made you see red

rattled someone's cage

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

took a rise out of

taken a rise out of

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

got your hackles up

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

gotten your hackles up

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

became covered with condensation

cut to the quick

given a hard time

gave a hard time

rattled one's cage

put on the spot

discountenanced

discombobulated

breathed down someone's neck

made discontented

caused suffering to

caused trouble to

made somebody's blood boil

made someone fed up

put a strain on

put into a funk

upset the applecart

set someone's teeth on edge

put a damper on

put to some trouble

got someone's wick

irritated greatly

bent someone's ear

caused resentment to

caused annoyance to

lost one's temper

caused suffering

gave a bad time

given a bad time

pushed the buttons of

caused disquiet to

given offence to

gave offence to

run up the wrong way

thumbed nose at

pushed one's buttons

dampened spirits

made it hot for someone

made severe demands on

rubbed salt in a wound

made things hot for someone

added insult to injury

rubbed salt in the wounds

added fuel to the flames

made matters worse

failed to satisfy

caused anguish to

found fault with

fanned the flames of

got the knife into

made demands on

left dissatisfied

fanned the flames

compounded the problem

sticked the knife into

drove you crazy

driven you crazy

given the business

gave the business

drove you to distraction

driven you to distraction

ran up the wrong way

driven you round the twist

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

gotten on someone

drove you off your head

driven you off your head

broke one's heart

broken one's heart

broke the heart of

broken the heart of

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

drove out of mind

driven you out of your mind

drove you out of your mind

driven out of mind

went from bad to worse

gone from bad to worse

added fuel to the fire

given cause for complaint

gave cause for complaint

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“He was an arrogant player who would always rub his opponents the wrong way.”

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