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To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

To intrude on someone else's territory, rights, business or personal affairs

Verb

To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

give offence to

be an affront to

be disagreeable

put someone's nose out of joint

put your back up

rub up the wrong way

hurt somebody's feelings

cut to the quick

get on your nerves

get under your skin

give someone the hump

drive up the wall

get in your hair

get your back up

get on one's nerves

ruffle one's feathers

make someone see red

rub the wrong way

give a hard time

make somebody's hackles rise

get on your wick

get up someone's nose

make your blood boil

try your patience

rattle someone's cage

raise your hackles

get your dander up

get across someone

cast aspersions on

give someone grief

hit where one lives

throw off balance

cause suffering to

cause offence to

give a black eye

get a rise out of

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

give someone the pip

rub you up the wrong way

kick in the teeth

get your hackles up

rattle someone's chain

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

cause suffering

give the cold shoulder

be on the back of

give the business

arouse hostility in

be on your back

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

be a thorn in someone's flesh

lose one's temper

drive round the twist

drive round the bend

drive you up the wall

drive to distraction

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

send into a rage

cause offense to

set someone's teeth on edge

cause anguish to

work into lather

arouse anxiety in

be on one's case

make it tough for

take a rise out of

upset the applecart

stick in one's craw

set one's teeth on edge

lose the affection of

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

attack somebody's dignity

hurt the feelings of

distress greatly

make one's hair stand on end

do a disservice to

take advantage of

do the dirty on

do an injustice to

take the piss out of

inveigh against

treat with contempt

vituperate against

drag through the mud

tell lies about

drag through the mire

blacken the character of

blacken the name of

do a hatchet job on

give a bad name

run a smear campaign against

treat contemptuously

make jokes about

slap in the face

treat disrespectfully

step on one's toes

give a bad time

raise someone's eyebrows

completely surprise

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

make uncomfortable

weigh heavily on

knock the stuffing out of

put someone off their stroke

cause trouble to

make despondent

make one's heart bleed

prey on your mind

breathe down someone's neck

cause anxiety to

inflict anguish on

put the wind up

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause discomfort to

cause someone to lose their composure

do someone's head in

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's heart

give someone the blues

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

make someone fed up

break the heart of

break one's heart

put a damper on

put into a funk

reduce to tears

make self-conscious

be a great weight on

cause concern to

throw into a tizzy

cast a gloom upon

take control of

mess with someone's head

rattle one's cage

ride roughshod over

weigh heavily on someone's mind

break someone's spirit

cause disquiet to

be in someone's way

knock the wind out of

knock props out

weigh heavily on one's mind

make someone scratch their head

dampen someone's spirit

knock for a loop

harsh one's mellow

cause someone distress

push someon's buttons

occupy thoughts

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

cast a gloom on

throw into tizzy

put someone off their stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

fill with consternation

get the knife into

make things hot for someone

stick the knife into

make it hot for someone

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

have had enough

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

try the patience of

be a weight on someone's mind

cast a pall over

pull the rug from under

hit a sour note

pull the rug out from under

catch one short

send over the edge

scare the bejesus out of

make a monkey of

put on the spot

put out of countenance

scare the living daylights out of

make someone's hair stand on end

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a thing of

put pressure on

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

bring under the yoke

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

put the squeeze on

cause discomfort

play the heavy with

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

bust someone's balls

find fault with

bend someone's ear

get on someone's back

keep complaining to

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Verb

To intrude on someone else's territory, rights, business or personal affairs

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tread on the heels of

treads a measure

treads carefully

treads clumsily

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