needle (one)

informal To provoke one with teasing or goading remarks or acts. She just kept needling me with condescending comments about my sales numbers. You need to stop needling Tom. You may think it's all in good fun, but it's making him genuinely upset.

needle

tv. to annoy someone. Tom is always needling Frank.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

needle
on a string
(I'll) smell ya later
(one's) nose is (always) in the air
one's nose is in the air
prof
speak down to
speak down to (one)
talk down to
jaw someone down

词组	needle (one)
释义	needle (one) needle (one) informal To provoke one with teasing or goading remarks or acts. She just kept needling me with condescending comments about my sales numbers. You need to stop needling Tom. You may think it's all in good fun, but it's making him genuinely upset. See also: needle Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. needle tv. to annoy someone. Tom is always needling Frank. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: needle on a string (I'll) smell ya later (one's) nose is (always) in the air one's nose is in the air prof speak down to speak down to (one) talk down to jaw someone down
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