cross (one's) bows

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To annoy or irritate. Boy, you are really crossing my bows today. Why can't you just do what I ask without arguing about it?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Desideratus	-	Late Roman
Grzegorz	GZHE-gawsh	Polish
Leo	LE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman
Gertruida	-	Dutch
CaitlÍN	KAHT-leen	Irish
Sheryll	SHER-əl	English