When something keeps bothering a person and makes him nervous, he may say, “It ________ me.”
| BUGS | 361 |
| UPSETS | 182 |
| IRRITATES | 135 |
| ANNOYS | 80 |
| BOTHERS | 67 |
| WORRIES | 51 |
| IRKS | 40 |
| AGGRAVATES | 39 |
| GETS | 24 |
| DISTURBS | 21 |
| GETS ON MY NERVES | 20 |
| NR | 13 |
| MAKES ME NERVOUS | 9 |
| GRIPES | 8 |
| RILES | 8 |
| FLUSTRATES | 7 |
| FLUSTERATES | 6 |
| FRUSTRATES | 6 |
| PESTERS | 6 |
| UNNERVES | 6 |
| FLUSTERS | 5 |
| GETS MY GOAT | 5 |
| MAKES ME JITTERY | 5 |
| THROWS | 5 |
| TROUBLES | 5 |
| FLOORS | 4 |
| NAGS | 4 |
| PERTURBS | 4 |
| SHAKES ME UP | 4 |
| AGITATES | 3 |
| BURNS ME UP | 3 |
| DRIVES ME NUTS | 3 |
| GOT ME DOWN | 3 |
| NEEDLES | 3 |
| PLAGUES | 3 |
| PROVOKES | 3 |
| RATTLES | 3 |
| SHAKES | 3 |
| ANTAGONIZES | 2 |
| BITES | 2 |
| BORES | 2 |
| CONFOUNDS | 2 |
| CONFUSES | 2 |
| DIGS | 2 |
| DRIVES ME CRAZY | 2 |
| FRETS | 2 |
| GALLS | 2 |
| GET ON MY NERVES | 2 |
| GETS UNDER MY SKIN | 2 |
| HACKS | 2 |
| HASSLES | 2 |
| HAUNTS | 2 |
| HECKLES | 2 |
| KILLS | 2 |
| MAKES ME MAD | 2 |
| PEEVES | 2 |
| RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY | 2 |
| RUFFLES | 2 |
| SETS ME OFF | 2 |
| TORMENTS | 2 |
| “BITCHED, BUGGERED, AND BEWILDERED” | 1 |
| ALL WROUGHT UP | 1 |
| BEATS | 1 |
| BORES ME TO DEATH | 1 |
| BUGGERS | 1 |
| BURDENS | 1 |
| BURNS | 1 |
| DOGS | 1 |
| DRIVES | 1 |
| EATS ON | 1 |
| EXCITES | 1 |
| FLABBERGASTS | 1 |
| FUSS | 1 |
| FUSSES | 1 |
| FUSTRATES | 1 |
| GETS ALL OVER ME | 1 |
| GETS ME ALL UPSET | 1 |
| GETS ME ON EDGE | 1 |
| GETS ME TORE UP | 1 |
| GETS MY NANNY-GOAT | 1 |
| GETS ON MY NERVE | 1 |
| GETS TO | 1 |
| GIVE ME A FIT | 1 |
| GIVES ME THE JINX | 1 |
| GIVES ME THE JITTERS | 1 |
| GNAWS | 1 |
| GOT MY GOAT | 1 |
| GRATES | 1 |
| HE WAS FLUSTERED | 1 |
| HE’S GOT THE ITCH | 1 |
| HEEBIE-JEEBIES | 1 |
| I’M ALL UP IN THE AIR | 1 |
| IRRITATES THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF | 1 |
| IS BOTHERING ME | 1 |
| IS BUGGING | 1 |
| IS EATING | 1 |
| IS GETTING THE BEST OF | 1 |
| ITCHES | 1 |
| JARS | 1 |
| KEEPS HIM ALL STIRRED UP | 1 |
| KEEPS ME ON EDGE | 1 |
| KEEPS NAGGING AT | 1 |
| KEEPS ON NAGGING | 1 |
| MADE ME MAD | 1 |
| MAKE ME WORRY | 1 |
| MAKES A WRECK OUT OF | 1 |
| MAKES ME APPREHENSIVE | 1 |
| MAKES ME CRAZY | 1 |
| MAKES ME DISGUSTED | 1 |
| MAKES ME DISGUSTED WITH MYSELF | 1 |
| MAKES ME FIDGETY | 1 |
| MAKES ME NUTS | 1 |
| MAKES ME SO NERVOUS I COULD SCREAM | 1 |
| MAKES ME UNEASY | 1 |
| MAKES ME UPSET | 1 |
| MAKES MY FLESH CRAWL | 1 |
| MIXES ME ALL UP | 1 |
| MYSTIFIES | 1 |
| NAUSEATES | 1 |
| NERVES | 1 |
| P.O.’S | 1 |
| PISSES ME OFF | 1 |
| PUTS ME ON TENDERHOOKS | 1 |
| PUZZLES | 1 |
| QUEERS | 1 |
| REALLY GETS | 1 |
| REALLY GOT | 1 |
| REALLY HURTS | 1 |
| RILES ME BEYOND ENDURANCE | 1 |
| RUBS ME WRONG | 1 |
| SETS MY NERVES ON END | 1 |
| SHOOK | 1 |
| SLAYS | 1 |
| SPOOKS | 1 |
| STIRS ME UP | 1 |
| SURE BOTHERS THE HELL OUT OF | 1 |
| SURE GETS UNDER MY SKIN | 1 |
| TEARS | 1 |
| TEARS ME ALL TO PIECES | 1 |
| TEARS ME UP | 1 |
| THROWED | 1 |
| TICKS | 1 |
| TICKS ME OFF | 1 |
| UPSETS ME TO THE T-WHITIE | 1 |
| URPS | 1 |
| VERHUDDLES | 1 |
| WEARIES | 1 |
| WORKS ON MY NERVES | 1 |
| WORRIES ME OUT | 1 |
| WORRIES ME TO DEATH | 1 |
| WORRIES THE HELL OUT OF | 1 |
| WORRIESOME | 1 |
| WRECKED | 1 |
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