Grind Someone’s Gears

Synonyms of grind someone’s gears

• irritate
• annoy
• bother

Antonyms of grind someone’s gears

• please
• delight
• amuse

Collocations of grind someone’s gears

pet peeve

Frequency: 80 %

People chewing loudly is my biggest pet peeve.

drive someone up the wall

Frequency: 75 %

His constant whistling drives me up the wall.

get on nerves

Frequency: 70 %

Her constant humming really gets on my nerves.

rub the wrong way

Frequency: 65 %

His arrogant attitude always rubs me the wrong way.

irk someone

Frequency: 60 %

The constant noise from the construction site irks me.

Idiomatic Expressions for grind someone’s gears

• Phrase: grind someone's gears
  Meaning: to annoy or irritate someone
  Usage: It really grinds my gears when people talk loudly on their phones in public places.