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make waves(verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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pick at(bother, annoy, harass, vet)
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play cat and mouse(verb, idiom, hurt, bother)
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push buttons(verb, upset, break, trouble)
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put in a hole(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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put in a spot(verb, idiom, upset, trouble)
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put on the spot(verb, idiom, upset, trouble)
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put out(verb, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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put out of countenance(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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put the squeeze on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, trouble)
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put through wringer(verb, idiom, hurt, bother)
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put to trouble(idiom, trouble, bother, disturb)
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rock the boat(verb, idiom, trouble, hurt)
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rub salt in wound(verb, idiom, hurt, bother)
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send up(verb, phrasal verb, bother, sound)
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show up(verb, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
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slap on the wrist(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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speak to(criticize, condemn, blame, reproach)
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start in on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, trouble)
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stir up(verb, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
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