get someone's goat
31goatish — goat ► NOUN 1) a hardy domesticated mammal that has backward curving horns and (in the male) a beard. 2) a wild mammal related to this, such as the ibex. 3) informal a lecherous man. 4) Brit. informal a stupid person. ● get someone s goat Cf.… …
32goaty — goat ► NOUN 1) a hardy domesticated mammal that has backward curving horns and (in the male) a beard. 2) a wild mammal related to this, such as the ibex. 3) informal a lecherous man. 4) Brit. informal a stupid person. ● get someone s goat Cf.… …
33irk — verb clearly, the prosecutor s opening questions irked him Syn: irritate, annoy, gall, pique, nettle, exasperate, try someone s patience; anger, infuriate, madden, incense, get on someone s nerves; antagonize, provoke; informal get someone s… …
34provoke — verb 1) the plan has provoked outrage Syn: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, occasion, call forth, elicit, induce, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in …
35annoy — verb their barking dog annoys me where the movie attempts to amuse, it only annoys Syn: irritate, vex, make angry/cross, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, put out, antagonize, get on someone s nerves, get to, ruffle someone s feathers, make… …
36vex — verb Alice was vexed by his remarks Syn: annoy, irritate, anger, infuriate, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, put out, antagonize, nettle, get on someone s nerves, ruffle someone s feathers, rattle someone s cage, make someone s hackles rise, rub the …
37gall — I noun 1) she had the gall to ask for money Syn: effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners; informal face, chutzpah; sauce …
38peeve — verb, informal it seems that everything I do peeves her Syn: irritate, annoy, vex, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, nettle, put out, get on someone s nerves, try someone s patience, ruffle someone s feathers; rub the wrong way; informal… …
39exasperate — verb her bratty children exasperate their teachers Syn: infuriate, incense, anger, annoy, irritate, madden, enrage, antagonize, provoke, irk, vex, get on someone s nerves, ruffle someone s feathers, rub the wrong way; informal aggravate, rile,… …
40grate — verb 1) she grated the cheese Syn: shred, pulverize, mince, grind, granulate, crush, crumble 2) her bones grated together Syn: grind, rub, rasp, scrape, jar …
