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Noun

An expression of blame or disapproval

Verb

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

Noun

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An expression of blame or disapproval

rap over the knuckles

being put in one's place

offense^US

offence^UK

character assassination

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

backhanded compliment

judgement^UK

judgment^US

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“Six of his pals were also given a ticking-off by police officers but they were allowed to make the journey.”

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

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving to distraction

beleaguering

getting under your skin

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting in your hair

asking for it

putting your back up

giving someone the pip

hitting where one lives

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

getting on one's nerves

rubbing the wrong way

making somebody's hackles rise

hurting somebody's feelings

ruffling one's feathers

getting up someone's nose

getting your dander up

tantalizing^US

getting your hackles up

putting someone's nose out of joint

shaking up

imposing on

giving a bad time

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

putting to trouble

driving you up the wall

victimizing^US

getting across someone

setting one's teeth on edge

making unhappy

scandalising^UK

weighing on

causing discomfort to

poking fun at

making sport of

losing sleep

breathing down someone's neck

trying the patience of

rubbing you up the wrong way

hanging up

getting a rise out of

working up

victimising^UK

knocking for six

taking the piss out of

terrorizing^US

criticizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making it hot for someone

sticking in one's craw

criticising^UK

inflicting anguish on

making things hot for someone

making someone fed up

terrorising^UK

getting on the wrong side of

causing resentment to

wigging

getting on someone

running up the wrong way

pushing someon's buttons

messing

barracking

booing

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

pushing one's buttons

making someone scratch their head

belabouring^UK

making an enemy of somebody

upsetting the applecart

grizzling

putting to some trouble

bringing pressure to bear on

tiring out

leaning on

putting pressure on

making severe demands on

searching high heaven

noodging

bullyragging

driving you crazy

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

driving you out of your mind

driving you off your head

making you see red

driving you round the twist

driving out of mind

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the bend

sticking the knife into

getting the knife into

giving the cold shoulder

filling with loathing

giving a zinger

grinding

pushing the buttons of

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

disengaging

detaching

sending over the edge

breaking the heart of

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

tyrannizing^US

belaboring^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

breaking someone's heart

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

tyrannising^UK

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

carrying a heavy load

getting into a dither

putting someone off their stroke

making nervous

causing someone to lose their composure

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

going through the mill

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