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Wind Irritate Tricking Playing Joke Boss He'll Sack

Idiom to wind someone up
Definition to irritate someone by tricking them or playing a joke on them
Examples - Why did you do that? Are you trying to wind me up?
- He's always trying to wind up the boss. He'll get himself the sack one day.
Note In this expression wind rhymes with find.

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