Or you might try to explain the unpleasant effect that person has on you: “He just ________.”
| RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY | 250 |
| BUGS ME | 170 |
| IRRITATES ME | 85 |
| GETS UNDER MY SKIN | 63 |
| IRKS ME | 47 |
| GETS ON MY NERVES | 39 |
| GRIPES ME | 36 |
| RUBS MY FUR THE WRONG WAY | 30 |
| BORES ME | 27 |
| GIVES ME THE CREEPS | 27 |
| MAKES ME SICK | 23 |
| NR | 23 |
| ANNOYS ME | 22 |
| GALLS ME | 22 |
| GETS MY GOAT | 21 |
| RILES ME | 20 |
| GETS IN MY HAIR | 19 |
| BOTHERS ME | 16 |
| GIVES ME THE WILLIES | 14 |
| TURNS MY STOMACH | 13 |
| BURNS ME UP | 12 |
| TURNS ME OFF | 12 |
| LEAVES ME COLD | 11 |
| DOESN’T APPEAL TO ME | 10 |
| GETS ME | 10 |
| RUBS ME WRONG | 10 |
| RUBS THE WRONG WAY | 10 |
| GOES AGAINST MY GRAIN | 8 |
| NAUSEATES ME | 8 |
| AGGRAVATES ME | 7 |
| DON’T APPEAL TO ME | 7 |
| GETS ON MY NERVE | 7 |
| GIVES ME A PAIN IN THE NECK | 7 |
| MAKES ME NERVOUS | 7 |
| GIVES ME THE JITTERS | 6 |
| RILES ME UP | 6 |
| SETS MY TEETH ON EDGE | 6 |
| KILLS ME | 5 |
| UPSETS ME | 5 |
| BORES ME TO DEATH | 4 |
| DOESN’T SPEAK MY LANGUAGE | 4 |
| GETS MY DANDER UP | 4 |
| GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN | 4 |
| GRATES ON ME | 4 |
| GRATES ON MY NERVES | 4 |
| DOESN’T FIT IN | 3 |
| DOESN’T SEND ME | 3 |
| DON’T SET RIGHT | 3 |
| GETS UNDER MY HIDE | 3 |
| GIVES ME A PAIN | 3 |
| GIVES ME THE SHIVERS | 3 |
| STRIKES ME THE WRONG WAY | 3 |
| BORES ME TO TEARS | 2 |
| CHILLS ME | 2 |
| DISGUSTS ME | 2 |
| DOESN’T SET RIGHT | 2 |
| DOESN’T STRIKE ME RIGHT | 2 |
| DON’T FIT IN | 2 |
| DON’T UNDERSTAND ME | 2 |
| DRIVES ME CRAZY | 2 |
| DRIVES ME NUTS | 2 |
| GETS TO ME | 2 |
| GIVES ME GOOSE PIMPLES | 2 |
| GOES AGAINST ME | 2 |
| HE’S JUST A NUISANCE | 2 |
| HITS ME WRONG | 2 |
| MAKES ME MAD | 2 |
| MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH | 2 |
| MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL | 2 |
| MAKES MY FLESH CRAWL | 2 |
| MAKES MY SKIN CRAWL | 2 |
| NETTLES ME | 2 |
| PISSES ME OFF | 2 |
| RUFFLES MY FEATHERS | 2 |
| SETS ME ON EDGE | 2 |
| SHAKES ME UP | 2 |
| SICKENS ME | 2 |
| SLAYS ME | 2 |
| STRIKES ME WRONG | 2 |
| TEARS ME UP | 2 |
| TEES ME OFF | 2 |
| TURNS ME | 2 |
| AIN’T MY KIND | 1 |
| AIN’T MY KIND OF PERSON | 1 |
| ANNOYS ME TO DEATH | 1 |
| ANTAGONIZES ME | 1 |
| BLOWS MY MIND | 1 |
| BLUNT IN HIS LANGUAGE | 1 |
| BORES ME STIFF | 1 |
| BORES ME UNMERCIFULLY | 1 |
| BOTHERSOME | 1 |
| BRUSHES ME THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| BUGS ME TO DEATH | 1 |
| BUGS ME UP | 1 |
| BUMS ME OUT | 1 |
| BURNS ME | 1 |
| BURNS MY FANNY | 1 |
| CAN’T HELP IT | 1 |
| COOKS MY GOOSE | 1 |
| CRAMPS ME | 1 |
| CURDLES MY BLOOD | 1 |
| CURLS MY HAIR THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| DEPRESSES ME | 1 |
| DIDN’T SET WELL WITH ME | 1 |
| DIGS ME | 1 |
| DOES ME IN | 1 |
| DOES SOMETHING TO ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T CLICK | 1 |
| DOESN’T COUNT WITH ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T EXIST | 1 |
| DOESN’T FIT IN THE PICTURE | 1 |
| DOESN’T FIT IN WITH ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T GET TO ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T GRAB ME UP | 1 |
| DOESN’T GROW ON ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T HIT ME RIGHT | 1 |
| DOESN’T JELL | 1 |
| DOESN’T JELL WITH ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T JIVE WITH ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T MOVE ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T PAIR UP TO ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T PLEASE ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T REACH ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T SEE LIKE I DO | 1 |
| DOESN’T SET RIGHT WITH ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T SIT WELL WITH ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T STACK UP | 1 |
| DOESN’T TAKE TO ME | 1 |
| DOESN’T TURN ME ON | 1 |
| DON’T AGREE WITH ME | 1 |
| DON’T FIT | 1 |
| DON’T HIT IT OFF WITH ME | 1 |
| DON’T HIT ME RIGHT | 1 |
| DON’T SEEM TO LIKE ME | 1 |
| DON’T SEND ME | 1 |
| DON’T SET HORSES | 1 |
| DON’T SET RIGHT WITH ME | 1 |
| DON’T SET WELL WITH ME | 1 |
| DON’T STRIKE ME RIGHT | 1 |
| DON’T TAKE WITH ME | 1 |
| DRIVES ME TO DRINK | 1 |
| DRIVES ME WILD | 1 |
| EXASPERATES ME | 1 |
| EXCITES ME TO DEATH | 1 |
| GETS ALL OVER ME | 1 |
| GETS INTO MY CRAW | 1 |
| GETS ME ALL MIXED UP | 1 |
| GETS ME DOWN | 1 |
| GETS MY NANNY-GOAT | 1 |
| GETS NEXT TO MY SKIN | 1 |
| GETS ON MY DAMN NERVES | 1 |
| GETS UNDER MY FLESH | 1 |
| GIVES ME A PAIN IN THE ASS | 1 |
| GIVES ME AN OOJY FEELING | 1 |
| GIVES ME BAD VIBRATIONS | 1 |
| GIVES ME CHILLS AND FEVER | 1 |
| GIVES ME COLD SHIVERS | 1 |
| GIVES ME THE ALL-OVERS | 1 |
| GIVES ME THE EEBIE-JEEBIES | 1 |
| GIVES ME THE ITCH | 1 |
| GIVES ME THE SILLIES | 1 |
| GORES ME | 1 |
| GOT TEED OFF | 1 |
| GRATES | 1 |
| GRATES ME THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| GRATES ON MY NERVE | 1 |
| GREISLES | 1 |
| GRIPES HELL OUT OF ME | 1 |
| GRIPES ME TO DEATH | 1 |
| GRIPES MY VERY SOUL | 1 |
| GROUNDS ME | 1 |
| GROWS ON ME | 1 |
| HANGS ME UP | 1 |
| HE’S JUST SCREWY | 1 |
| HE’S REPULSIVE TO ME | 1 |
| HITS ME THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| I CAN’T STAND THE WAY HE LOOKS AT ME | 1 |
| I DON’T LIKE THE WAY HE WEARS HIS HAIR | 1 |
| I JUST CAN’T GET NEXT TO HIM | 1 |
| I JUST DIDN’T LIKE HIS LOOKS | 1 |
| I SEE RED EVERY TIME I SEE THAT PERSON | 1 |
| IRKS | 1 |
| IRKS THE HELL OUT OF ME | 1 |
| IRKSOME | 1 |
| IRRITATES ME TO NO END | 1 |
| ISN’T MY TYPE | 1 |
| ISN’T WITH IT | 1 |
| JARS ME | 1 |
| KNOWS TOO MUCH | 1 |
| LEAVES ME UNSETTLED | 1 |
| LEMON | 1 |
| LOOSENS ME | 1 |
| MAKES ME CRAWL | 1 |
| MAKES ME CRINGE | 1 |
| MAKES ME FEEL CREEPY | 1 |
| MAKES ME FEEL EDGY | 1 |
| MAKES ME MISERABLE | 1 |
| MAKES ME SHAKE | 1 |
| MAKES ME SHUDDER | 1 |
| MAKES ME SICK AT MY STOMACH | 1 |
| MAKES ME SICK AT THE STOMACH | 1 |
| MAKES ME SQUIRM | 1 |
| MAKES ME WEARY | 1 |
| NO-GOOD BASTARD | 1 |
| OUR SPIRITS JUST DON’T AGREE | 1 |
| OVERWHELMS ME | 1 |
| PAIN IN THE ASS | 1 |
| POISONS ME | 1 |
| PROVOKES ME | 1 |
| PUKES ME | 1 |
| PUZZLES ME | 1 |
| QUEERS ME | 1 |
| RAISES MY FUR | 1 |
| REPELS ME | 1 |
| REPULSES ME | 1 |
| RIBS ME | 1 |
| RILES ME ALL UP | 1 |
| ROILS ME | 1 |
| RUBBED ME RAW FROM THE BEGINNING | 1 |
| RUBS ME BACKWARDS | 1 |
| RUBS ME RAW | 1 |
| RUBS MY FEATHERS THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| RUBS ONE THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| RUBS THE FUR THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| RUFFLES ME | 1 |
| RUFFLES ME THE WRONG WAY | 1 |
| RUFFLES MY HAIR | 1 |
| RUINS MY MORNING | 1 |
| STINGS MY NOSE | 1 |
| STINKS | 1 |
| STINKS TO ME | 1 |
| STIRS ME UP | 1 |
| SWELLS ME UP | 1 |
| THINKS HE’S SMART | 1 |
| THINKS HE’S SOMETHING | 1 |
| TICKS ME | 1 |
| TIES ME IN KNOTS | 1 |
| TURNED ME OFF | 1 |
| TURNS ME EVERY WAY BUT RIGHT | 1 |
| UNNERVES ME | 1 |
| UPSET ME | 1 |
| UPSETS MY APPLECART | 1 |
| UPSETS MY STOMACH | 1 |
| URPS ME | 1 |
| WE JUST DON’T CLICK | 1 |
| WENT AGAINST THE GRAIN | 1 |
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