(someone's) pet hate

British & Australian, American

something that you do not like at all.

A pet hate of ours is telephone salesmen who phone just as we're sitting down to watch TV.

Cleaning the bathroom is my pet peeve.

• slap down
• slap in the face
• slap on the back
• slap on the wrist
• slap someone down
• slap something down
• sleep around
• sleep a wink
• sleeping partner
• sleep like a log
• sleep like a top
• sleep off
• sleep on it
• sleep over
• sleep something off
• sleep with
• sleep with someone
• sleight of hand
• slice of life
• slice of the action
• slice of the cake
• slime ball
• Sling hook!
• sling mud at
• sling mud at someone