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178 entries under idiom topic. ×
| make my day(expression, disregard, oppose, challenge) | |
| play cat and mouse(verb, expression, hurt, bother) | |
| put through wringer(verb, expression, hurt, bother) | |
| ride herd on(verb, expression, make, force) | |
| rub salt in the wound(verb, expression) | |
| rub salt in wound(verb, expression, hurt, bother) | |
| search high heaven(expression, bother, annoy, harass) | |
| set astir(expression, drive, encourage, stimulate) | |
| slap in the face(verb, expression) | |
| sow the seeds(verb, expression, make, open) | |
| start the ball rolling(verb, expression, make, open) | |
| take out after(expression, bother, annoy, harass) | |
| throw down gauntlet(expression, oppose, challenge, resist) | |
| turn inside out(expression, bother, annoy, harass) | |
| turn one off(verb, expression, upset, hurt) | |
| turn upside down(expression, bother, annoy, harass) | |
| twist the knife(verb, expression) | |
| work into lather(verb, expression, make, cause) | |
| apply the torch(expression, excitation) | |
| ask for trouble(expression, challenge) |
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