irritate
41Irritating — Irritate Ir ri*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irritated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irritating}.] [L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of doubtful origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to… …
42get on someone's nerves — IRRITATE, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, gall, pique, needle, ruffle someone s feathers, try someone s patience; jar on, grate on, rankle; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, get to, bug,… …
43Get in one's hair — irritate or annoy someone …
44Get on one's wick — irritate someone …
45gets on one's nerves — irritate someone, exasperate someone …
46rub the wrong way — irritate a person; annoy or bother someone …
47set your teeth on edge — irritate, irk, bug Some songs set my teeth on edge really bother me …
48stick in my craw — irritate me, get to me That decision really sticks in my craw. How could he sell Gretzky? …
49drive smb up a wall — irritate or annoy someone greatly His constant complaining is driving me up a wall …
50get on one's nerves — irritate someone His constant complaining is beginning to get on my nerves …