| Bugs |
| Irks |
| Vexes |
| Annoys |
| Angers |
| Upsets |
| Chafes |
| Peeves |
| Gets to |
| Ruffles |
| Nettles |
| Inflames |
| Stirs up |
| Works up |
| Burns up |
| Puts out |
| Incenses |
| Tees off |
| Agitates |
| Heats up |
| Irritates |
| Provokes. |
| Steams up |
| Makes mad |
| Grates on |
| Gets upset |
| Ticks off? |
| Aggravates |
| Bugs a lot |
| Raises ire |
| Pisses off |
| Infuriates. |
| Makes angry |
| Antagonizes |
| Makes furious |
| _____ needles |
| Makes incensed |
| Provokes anger |
| Bugs to no end |
| Gets one's goat |
| Ruffles feathers |
| Angers, with "up |
| Gets in a lather |
| Causes irritation |
| Puts in a temper. |
| Makes hopping mad |
| Rubs the wrong way |
| Annoys, familiarly |
| Needles or nettles |
| Gets all stirred up |
| Raises one's hackles |
| Gets one's dander up |
| Infuriates, with "up |
| Invokes the anger of |
| Vexes in Texas, etc. |
| Gets under one's skin |
| Makes angry, with "up |
| Engages in rabble-rousing |
| Whips into a frenzy, with "up |