222 entries under expression topic. ×
| make fun of(verb, idiom, scorn, insult) | |
| make it tough for(verb, idiom, upset, break) | |
| make merry(pretend, tease, jest, laugh) | |
| play the clown(idiom, pretend, tease, laugh) | |
| play tricks(pretend, tease, jest, laugh) | |
| poke fun(pretend, tease, jest, laugh) | |
| poke fun at(verb, idiom, scorn, insult) | |
| pop the question(verb, idiom, challenge, demand) | |
| pry into(challenge, demand, request, question) | |
| psych out(verb, upset, bother, disturb) | |
| push button(verb, upset, trouble, bother) | |
| push buttons(verb, upset, break, trouble) | |
| put down(verb, bother, provoke, scorn) | |
| put the screws to(verb, idiom, challenge, demand) | |
| put through the wringer(verb, idiom, challenge, demand) | |
| rail at(verb, scorn, mock, tease) | |
| rub the wrong way(verb, idiom, upset, bother) | |
| run down(verb, scorn, mock, tease) | |
| send up(verb, bother, annoy, provoke) | |
| set on(verb, start, encourage, influence) |
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