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Verb

(torn) To cause distress or anxiety to

cause suffering to

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

do someone's head in

cause anxiety to

give a hard time

be a great weight on

drive up the wall

throw off balance

give someone grief

be on your back

get on your nerves

put someone off their stroke

get in your hair

weigh heavily on

drive round the bend

rub up the wrong way

prey on your mind

cause trouble to

give a bad time

make uncomfortable

throw into a tizz

bend someone's ear

put into a flap

set someone back on their heels

drive round the twist

get on your wick

make someone scratch their head

catch off balance

give someone the hump

make someone see red

cut to the quick

inflict anguish on

breathe down someone's neck

put the wind up

cause anguish to

cause someone to lose their composure

get under your skin

put someone off their stride

get your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

put your back up

cause to be at a stand

take control of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

cause concern to

rattle one's cage

give the business

cause discomfort to

put out of countenance

strike terror into

drive to distraction

hurt somebody's feelings

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

make your blood boil

chill to the bone

curdle the blood

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

get your dander up

make one's hair stand on end

be on one's case

make teeth chatter

give someone the pip

make one's blood run cold

ruffle one's feathers

get up someone's nose

cause disquiet to

send over the edge

be a nuisance to

send into a spin

be in someone's way

come back to haunt

breath down someone's neck

break one's heart

be a weight on one's mind

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

put a damper on

break the heart of

put into a funk

occupy thoughts

give someone hell

arouse anxiety in

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make it tough for

take the wind out

put pressure on

put the squeeze on

scare the daylights out of

bring pressure to bear on

take by surprise

be in someone's hair

jump on one's case

get on one's nerves

stop someone in their tracks

be the victim of

try your patience

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get your hackles up

dash the hopes of

knock props out

cause suffering

drive you up the wall

give the needle

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

rub the wrong way

be on the back of

put someone's nose out of joint

raise your hackles

throw into tizzy

kick up a stink

upset the applecart

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

take the wind out of your sails

make self-conscious

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

give offence to

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

get on someone's back

cause someone distress

have had enough

make someone fed up

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

try the patience of

shout catcalls at

be a weight on someone's mind

be all Greek to

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

scare the pants off

scare the bejesus out of

give someone goose pimples

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

put the fear of God into

freeze your blood

get the wind up

push to the limit

throw into a blue funk

give one the creeps

throw into a fright

make someone jump out of their skin

make one's flesh creep

scare someone half to death

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

fill with consternation

throw into a tizzy

press the panic button

go into a panic

become flustered

be in a twitter

get into a state

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

rule with a rod of iron

ride roughshod over

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

get on someone's case

take the mickey

make a monkey of

pull someone's leg

take the piss out of

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“These are factors that are only made worse when we tear away at social safety nets and govern by tax reduction, as this government is only all too ready to do.”

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