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Ways to say that something annoys us

Six ways to say that something annoys someone.

  •  get on someone’s nerves

Stop whining. You’re getting on my nerves
 It really gets on my nerves the way he only ever talks about his job and his car.

  • drive someone up the wall

A week on vacation with my relatives is enough to drive me up the wall
That loud beeping noise is driving me up the wall!

  •  drive someone crazy / mad

We love our two-year-old, but sometimes she drives us crazy
All these telephone calls are driving me mad

  • bug me

It really bugs me when this happens
Go away! Stop bugging me! Leave me alone. Go bug someone else

  • drive someone round the bend

Staying at home all day was driving her around the bend.
Jane will drive us all around the bend with her constant complaining

  • wind someone up

It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life
She just knows how to wind me up