grind (someone's) gears



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grind (someone's) gears

To greatly or specifically irritate or annoy someone. It really grinds my gears when cyclists go zipping through red lights! John's not a bad guy, but he has a habit of grinding people's gears with his political rants.
See also: gear, grind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Atropos-Greek Mythology
Ramadan-Arabic
Matrona-Russian, Late Roman
Lucia['lu:sjə]
Enyo-Greek Mythology
BryonyBRIE-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)