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Verb

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

Present participle for to mark or check off from a list

Present participle for to reprimand or rebuke someone

Present participle for to give an enumerated account of

Present participle for to count

Present participle for to leave from or to somewhere

An instance of fierce public criticism or opposition

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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

getting under your skin

driving to distraction

giving someone the pip

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

rattling

making cross

making somebody's hackles rise

getting your dander up

rankling with

ruffling one's feathers

giving a hard time

getting up someone's nose

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

getting your hackles up

putting someone's nose out of joint

hurting somebody's feelings

rubbing you up the wrong way

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

driving you up the wall

getting across someone

hitting where one lives

getting a rise out of

sticking in one's craw

eating away at

whipping up

setting one's teeth on edge

breathing down someone's neck

rousing

niggling

irritating greatly

trying the patience of

messing

messing with

pushing someon's buttons

getting on the wrong side of

making an enemy of somebody

causing resentment to

treading on someone's toes

driving you round the bend

driving you crazy

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you round the twist

driving you out of your mind

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

pushing the buttons of

bending someone's ear

causing discomfort to

taking the piss out of

victimizing^US

criticizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

making it hot for someone

criticising^UK

inflicting anguish on

putting in a spot

making uncomfortable

ragging on

making things hot for someone

making someone fed up

victimising^UK

terrorizing^US

running up the wrong way

driving insane

throwing off

kidding around

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

interfering

meddling

insisting on

pushing one's buttons

making someone scratch their head

belabouring^UK

terrorising^UK

upsetting the applecart

bringing pressure to bear on

tiring out

leaning on

putting pressure on

making severe demands on

giving the cold shoulder

searching high heaven

noodging

bullyragging

hurting the feelings of

tearing to pieces

knocking the wind out of

making your gorge rise

harshing one's mellow

tyrannizing^US

filling with loathing

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

tyrannising^UK

causing inconvenience to

imposing upon

creating difficulties for

breaking the heart of

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

falling on

putting the squeeze on

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

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

causing to lose heart

carrying a heavy load

barracking

shouting down

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

satirizing^US

having an adverse effect on

striking down

going against the grain

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

satirising^UK

pulling someone's leg

going through the mill

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“I assure you that the children are not misbehaving on purpose to tick off your husband.”

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Present participle for to mark or check off from a list

“It's similar to bird-watching where you tick off the rarest species.”

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Present participle for to reprimand or rebuke someone

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

hauling over the coals

reading the riot act

calling down

giving a talking-to

giving someone a dressing-down

having a go at

letting someone have it

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

blowing up

giving a rocket

slapping down

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone hell

giving someone a bollocking

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a caning

coming down on

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

tearing off a strip

giving someone a row

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a rating

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

raking over the coals

slapping someone's wrist

calling on the carpet

jumping down one's throat

checking

taking to the woodshed

going on at

giving a piece of one's mind

calling over the coals

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

biting someone's head off

pummelling^UK

cavilling^UK

telling a thing or two

caviling^US

reprimanding severely

sending someone away with a flea in his

dragging over the coals

assailing

criticizing severely

laying out

rapping someone the knuckles

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

giving tongue-lashing

moralizing^US

moralising^UK

giving piece of mind

ranking on

giving going-over

criticizing hatefully

giving someone a carpeting

meting out punishment to

tearing down

picking on

carping on

snapping someone's head off

dishonoring^US

expressing disapproval of

coming down on like a ton of bricks

counseling^US

counselling^UK

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

jumping down someone's throat

taunting

recriminating

aspersing

having someone on the carpet

putting someone in their place

taking down a peg or two

giving someone a bad press

slighting

execrating

dispraising

libeling^US

libelling^UK

casting aspersions on

faulting

hitting out at

throwing brickbats at

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

going for the jugular

giving something a bad press

dragging through the mud

thundering against

objecting to

giving a bad press to

bringing into disrepute

speaking evil of

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

giving a black eye

trash-talking

doing a hatchet job on

giving a bad name

spreading lies about

throwing mud at

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the name of

refuting

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

giving a tongue-lashing

jumping on one's case

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

delivering a tirade to

passing strictures upon

nagging at

hurling insults at

sounding off to

reviewing unfavorably

bringing under fire

jeering at

giving something a battering

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

protesting strongly at

putting up a fight against

remonstrating about

declaiming against

disagreeing violently with

kicking up

making a fuss about

kicking against

complaining vociferously about

taking great exception to

speaking out against

complaining bitterly about

complaining about

making a protest against

taking a stand against

making a stand against

raising objections to

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“He would never tick off an employee in front of a third party.”

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Present participle for to give an enumerated account of

reeling off

listing

enumerating

itemising^UK

itemizing^US

cataloguing^UK

cataloging^US

summarizing^US

summarising^UK

getting down to brass tacks

analyzing^US

epitomizing^US

analysing^UK

epitomising^UK

quoting chapter and verse

giving verbal account

putting one's finger on

verbalizing^US

verbalising^UK

getting off your chest

letting your hair down

laying it on the line

giving a description of

publicizing^US

painting a word picture of

publicising^UK

communicating information

bringing word on

remarking on

letting anyone know of

vocalizing^US

levelling^UK

vocalising^UK

leveling^US

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Present participle for to count

gauging^UK

gaging^US

analysing^UK

analyzing^US

figuring something out

working something out

forming an opinion of

forming an impression of

getting the measure of

keeping a running record

keeping count

keeping a record

keeping the score

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Present participle for to leave from or to somewhere

going jump in the lake

skipping off

walking off

setting out

making oneself scarce

going and jump in the lake

hopping the stick

hopping the twig

getting out of my sight

Noun

An instance of fierce public criticism or opposition

offense^US

offence^UK

character assassination

rap over the knuckles

being put in one's place

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

judgement^UK

judgment^US

eat the head off someone

scathing condemnation

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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