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
JozefYO-zəf (Dutch)Slovak, Dutch
Pavlo-Ukrainian
BernieBUR-neeEnglish
TitusTI-tuws (Ancient Roman), TIE-təs (English)Ancient Roman, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
AinoIE-no (Finnish) Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Clarissekla-REESFrench