Pronunciation: /ɡreɪt ɒn/
verb to annoy or irritate someone
A1 The sound of nails on a chalkboard can grate on your nerves.
A2 Her constant complaining about the weather started to grate on me.
B1 The way he always interrupts people during meetings can grate on their patience.
B2 The repetitive music in the store began to grate on my ears after a while.
C1 His arrogant attitude tends to grate on the nerves of his colleagues.
C2 The constant criticism from her supervisor began to grate on her self-confidence.
preposition used to indicate the action of annoying or irritating someone
A1 Loud noises from the construction site grate on my nerves.
A2 Her constant complaining about the weather grates on me.
B1 The repetitive music playing in the store started to grate on my patience.
B2 His sarcastic comments began to grate on her sense of humor.
C1 The politician's insincere promises grate on the public's trust.
C2 The lack of progress in the project is starting to grate on the team's morale.
formal The constant sound of scraping metal can grate on one's nerves in a manufacturing plant.
informal Her constant complaining really starts to grate on me after a while.
slang His bragging about his new car really grates on my last nerve.
figurative The way she always interrupts people during conversations really grates on my patience.
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