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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Horacio	o-RAH-thyo (Spanish), o-RAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Chara	-	Greek
Addy	['ædi]
Eveliina	E-ve-lee:-nah	Finnish
Linnet	li-NET, LIN-ət	English (Rare)
Ilka	-	Hungarian