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- Thesaurus|819
- Abbreviations|0
71 entries under expression topic. ×
| make worse(verb, idiom, provoke, aggravate) | |
| feed the fire(verb, idiom, aggravate, impair) | |
| stir up(verb, phrasal verb, annoy, provoke) | |
| blow up(verb, annoy, provoke, excite) | |
| build up(verb, increase, raise, severe) | |
| heat up(verb, phrasal verb, increase, light) | |
| set at odds | |
| set on edge | |
| add insult to injury(verb, idiom, aggravate, impair) | |
| beef up(verb, increase, raise, severe) | |
| get mad(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) | |
| grate on(upset, trouble, hurt, worry) | |
| make complex(aggravate, magnify) | |
| make sore(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) | |
| raise hell(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) | |
| steam up(disturb, annoy, provoke, excite) | |
| step up(verb, increase, raise, severe) | |
| add fuel(verb, increase, raise, severe) | |
| add to(verb, increase, raise, severe) | |
| boil over(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
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