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sets one's teeth on edgephrasepresent tense third-person singular of set one's teeth on edge to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable actsThe construction sounds outside are setting everyone's teeth on edge today. aggravates, annoys, bothers, bugs, burns (up), chafes, eats, exasperates, frosts, galls, gets, grates, gripes, hacks (off), irks, irritates, itches, narks(British), nettles, peeves, persecutes, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, ruffles, spites, vexes hassles, hecklesnagsinflames(also enflames), provokes, rousesbadgers, baits, bullyrags(also ballyrags), devils, hagrides, harasses, harries, pesters, plagues, teasesangers, antagonizes, enrages, incenses, infuriates, maddens, rankles, roilsagitates, discomforts, discomposes, disquiets, distresses, exercises, freaks (out), frets, perturbs, undoes, unhinges, unsettles, upsets, worriesaffronts, insults, miffs, offends, outrages gets one's goat, gets on one's nerves, gets to, rubs the wrong way, sticks in one's craw, wears on appeases, conciliates, mollifies, obliges, pacifies, placates, propitiatesdelights, gladdens, gratifies, pleases, satisfiesassures, cheers, comforts, consoles, contents, quiets, reassures, solaces, soothes |