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Meanings of grate on in inglês

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Usage of grate on in inglês
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Though a good cop, Skinny Slidell tends to grate on my nerves.
Flash and Bones
2
He was fourteen, and it was already beginning to grate on him.
The warmth of other suns: the epic story of america's great migr...
3
This wasn't a huge change, but it started to grate on him.
High on arrival
4
Did I get off at the wrong grate on the Floo Network?
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
5
That would grate on Athenian pride, as it grates now on ours.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
6
They grate on your finer sensibilities, and all that sort of thing.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
7
The security grate on one of the kitchen windows was pried loose.
Secret of the seventh son
8
Clean, oiled grate on lowest setting or pot hanger and wire-handled pot
Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
9
The success of her mother began to grate on Rose, Morris says.
Radio NZ
10
When it's frozen, grate on a fine setting onto greaseproof paper.
The Irish Times
11
The U.S. government shutdown is also starting to grate on markets.
Reuters
12
That lonesome whistle was really beginning to grate on his nerves.
Slow decay
13
His impatience with what was happening began to grate on him.
The First King of Shannara
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That can really grate on a guy after a few centuries.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
15
Ted's enthusiasm seemed to grate on her, for she answered sharply:
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901
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I set the grate on the floor and pointed to the black hole.
Rite of Passage
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