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Noun

A petty quarrel, especially one between friends or lovers

A state of rage, anger or irritability

The actions of a pettifogger

To complain or argue about something, often angrily

To bother or annoy someone

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Noun

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A petty quarrel, especially one between friends or lovers

difference of opinion

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

clamor^US

clamour^UK

knock down and drag out

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

furore^UK

furor^US

alarums and excursions

clangour^UK

clangor^US

channel of communication

question and answer session

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“The lovers' tiff seems inconsequential, except that you know it's not.”

Noun

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A state of rage, anger or irritability

furor^US

furore^UK

offence^UK

offense^US

rancour^UK

rancor^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

baulk^UK

balk^US

chip on your shoulder

being rubbed up the wrong way

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Noun

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The actions of a pettifogger

Verb

To complain or argue about something, often angrily

go at it hammer and tongs

fight like cat and dog

have a misunderstanding

be at sixes and sevens

have a difference of opinion

be at each other's throats

make a big thing about

engage in hostilities

criticize^US

bandy words with somebody

criticise^UK

be of a different opinion

be incompatible

differ in opinion

have a different opinion

endeavor^US

take the field against

contradict each other

endeavour^UK

balk^US

baulk^UK

express disagreement with

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

fight like Kilkenny cats

have an argument about

prove to be false

agitate against

blow out of the water

pick an argument with

hammer away at

argue the pros and cons of

shoot down in flames

bandy words concerning

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“The one thing that they would sometimes tiff over was their after-school snacks.”

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To bother or annoy someone

give someone the hump

set one's teeth on edge

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

get on someone's nerves

drive round the twist

get in someone's hair

get someone's back up

get up someone's nose

T-off

get your back up

get your goat

make someone's blood boil

ruffle someone's feathers

put your back up

get under someone's skin

make someone's hackles rise

get someone's dander up

try someone's patience

rattle someone's cage

give someone a hard time

put someone's nose out of joint

put someone's back up

get on someone's wick

raise someone's hackles

agonize^US

get on somebody's nerves

rub you up the wrong way

agonise^UK

get someone's hackles up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

victimize^US

put someone off their stroke

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

victimise^UK

put somebody's nose out of joint

hurt someone's feelings

scandalize^US

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

put your nose out of joint

rub one the wrong way

ruffle one's feathers

make your hackles rise

scandalise^UK

resent

push someon's buttons

set your teeth on edge

be like a red rag to a bull

terrorize^US

tantalize^US

set someone back on their heels

wind somebody up

drive you up the wall

set someone's teeth on edge

tantalise^UK

terrorise^UK

exhaust someone's patience

breathe down someone's neck

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

gnaw away at

put into a flap

cause someone to lose their composure

hurt somebody's feelings

tread on someone's toes

lead someone a merry dance

appall^US

be a weight on one's mind

come back to

weigh heavily on one's mind

appal^UK

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

criticize^US

criticise^UK

weigh heavily on someone's mind

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

prey on someone's mind

spoof

take the mickey out of

mess with someone's head

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

belabour^UK

put somebody's back up

belabor^US

breath down someone's neck

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

get on someone's back

give one the business

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

bring pressure to bear on

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

tire out

start in on

create difficulties for

put off his or her stride

worst

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

take the wind out of someone's sails

be a weight on someone's mind

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

knock the wind out of

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

dampen someone's hopes

dishonour^UK

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

drive somebody up the wall

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

give a zinger

give the cold shoulder

make someone's stomach rise

make someone's gorge rise

wreck

wreak

befall

cause someone difficulty

discommodate

be on one's tail

be on one's back

dishonor^US

put out of countenance

put someone to trouble

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

make someone go out of his way

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

make desolate

make your heart bleed

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

bring tears to someone's eyes

run down

make gloomy

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dampen someone's spirits

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause to be at a stand

stagger

make someone scratch their head

set thinking

mess with one's head

make someone's head spin

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

satirize^US

jeopardize^US

have an adverse effect on

yank somebody's chain

jeopardise^UK

satirise^UK

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