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EVERYDAY IDIOMS
28 IRRITATION AND ANNOYANCE
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Language - English
Graduate
06/13/2006

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Term
EAT AT
Definition
to bother, to continue to irrtate
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GET ON ONE`S NERVES
Definition
to cause irritation or annoyance
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RUB THE WRONG WAY
Definition
to irritate and annoy repeatedly
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HIT A NERVE
Definition
to be a sensitive point or matter to someone
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THORN IN THE SIDE,
FLY IN THE OINTMENT
Definition
a lingering situation that continues to annoy someone
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RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS
Definition
to cause others to be annoyed by one`s actions
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GET INTO ONE`S HAIR
Definition
to annoy by being too close and in the way
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PET PEEVE
Definition
a small thing or action that regularly annoys someone
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BROKEN RECORD
Definition
someone who repeats the same idea or complaint
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