If we spend too much time together we end up getting on each other's nerves.
The telephone hadn't stopped ringing all morning and it was starting to grate on my nerves.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get on someone's nerves — get/grate on (someone s) nerves informal to annoy someone, especially by doing something again and again. If we spend too much time together we end up getting on each other s nerves. The telephone hadn t stopped ringing all morning and it was… … New idioms dictionary
get on someone's nerves — IRRITATE, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, gall, pique, needle, ruffle someone s feathers, try someone s patience; jar on, grate on, rankle; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, get to, bug,… … Useful english dictionary
get on someone's nerves — her squeaky voice gets on my nerves Syn: irritate, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, gall, pique, needle, ruffle someone s feathers, try someone s patience; jar on, grate on, rankle; rub the wro … Thesaurus of popular words
grate on nerves — get/grate on (someone s) nerves informal to annoy someone, especially by doing something again and again. If we spend too much time together we end up getting on each other s nerves. The telephone hadn t stopped ringing all morning and it was… … New idioms dictionary
grate — verb 1) she grated the cheese Syn: shred, pulverize, mince, grind, granulate, crush, crumble 2) her bones grated together Syn: grind, rub, rasp, scrape, jar … Thesaurus of popular words
grate — 1 noun (C) the metal bars and frame that hold the wood, coal etc in a fireplace 2 verb 1 (T) to rub cheese, fruit etc against a rough or sharp surface in order to break them into small pieces: grated carrot 2 (I) to make an unpleasant sound… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
get on nerves — get/grate on (someone s) nerves informal to annoy someone, especially by doing something again and again. If we spend too much time together we end up getting on each other s nerves. The telephone hadn t stopped ringing all morning and it was… … New idioms dictionary
grate — I UK [ɡreɪt] / US verb Word forms grate : present tense I/you/we/they grate he/she/it grates present participle grating past tense grated past participle grated 1) [transitive] to rub cheese, vegetables, chocolate etc against a grater in order to … English dictionary
grate — grate1 [ greıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to rub cheese, vegetables, or chocolate against a GRATER in order to cut them into small pieces: grated cheese 2. ) intransitive grate against/on to rub against something and make an unpleasant annoying sound … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grate — [greɪt] verb I 1) [T] to rub food against a GRATER in order to cut it into small pieces 2) [I] to rub against something and make an unpleasant annoying sound Her nails grated against the wall.[/ex] 3) [I] to have an annoying effect on someone His … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
