twist the knife
annoy
drive someone up the wall
get on someone's bad side
rustle someone's jimmies
upset
do more harm than good
rub up the wrong way
torque off
raise someone's hackles
get someone's back up
comb someone's hair the wrong way
upend
importune
shake up
get someone's Irish up
incense
get someone's dander up
exacerbate
arc up
add fuel to the fire
get someone's goat
make matters worse
draw fire
give someone the shits
mither
bust someone's balls
hurt someone's feelings
see red
set someone's teeth on edge
offend
freak out
get under one's goat
piss in someone's cornflakes
set off
wind up
get bent out of shape
ruffle some feathers
face the music
break someone's balls
do someone's head in
worry
compound
kick a dog when it's down
fan the flames
cry the blues
enturbulate
set up someone's birse
get under someone's skin
shit-stir
drop someone in it
rage
sugarcoat the pill
huff
get to
explode
ire
rub salt in someone's wounds
give someone ass cancer
rail
haul someone over the coals
fuck with
bring down
cut up rough
rip into
cut up nasty
irritate
rub someone's nose in
push someone's buttons
get on someone's nerves
kick someone when they are down
raise a stink
come in hot
bind
impair
make a stink
provoke
strike out