leaven
forbear
annoy
lose one's cool
get on someone's bad side
temper
draw fire
talk down
get out of someone's face
choke back
give someone the gears
blast
rip into
make a stink
hesitate
come down on
have one's back up
raise a stink
offend
raise hell
curb
check
govern
step up to the plate
mitigate
control
moderate
parry
piss the Pope off
contain
come through
twist the knife
hold in
hold
resist
sustain
hose down
lose one's shit
protest
bag out
dissent
face the music
split a gut
take apart
get someone's Irish up
work
cattle prod
throw one's weight around
get stuck into
get someone's dander up