- nag at someone (about someone or something)
- nag at someone (about someone or something)to pester someone about someone or something. •
Don't keep nagging at me about her.
•Stop nagging at me!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
nag at someone (about someone or something)
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nag — [[t]næ̱g[/t]] nags, nagging, nagged 1) VERB (disapproval) If someone nags you, they keep asking you to do something you have not done yet or do not want to do. [V n] The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became... [V n to inf] My… … English dictionary
nag — I UK [næɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms nag : present tense I/you/we/they nag he/she/it nags present participle nagging past tense nagged past participle nagged 1) a) to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not… … English dictionary
nag — nag1 [ næg ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to frequently ask someone to do something they do not want to do: Stop nagging! nag someone to do something: My mom keeps nagging me to clean up my room. a ) to frequently criticize someone, often … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nag — nag1 [næg] v past tense and past participle nagged present participle nagging [I and T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nag — 1 verb nagged, nagging (I, T) 1 to keep complaining to someone about their behaviour or asking them to do something, in a way that is very annoying: I wish you d stop nagging! | nag sb to do sth: Nadia s been nagging me to fix the lamp. | nag sb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nag — 1. noun /ˈnæɡ/ a) A small horse; a pony. b) An old useless horse. 2. verb /ˈnæɡ/ a) To repeatedly remind or complain to someone in an annoying way, often about insignificant matters … Wiktionary
nag — [næg] verb [T] 1) to annoy someone by frequently criticizing them or telling them to do something My mum keeps nagging me to tidy my room.[/ex] 2) if a doubt, worry, or fear nags you, you cannot stop thinking about it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bounce someone into (doing) something — british mainly journalism phrase to make someone do something when they did not really want to do it or needed more time to think about it She felt she’d been bounced into accepting the invitation. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
be on at someone — be/go/on at someone british informal phrase to keep asking someone to do something, or keep complaining about their behaviour, in a way that annoys them Dad’s always on at me to get a better job. Thesaurus: to complainsynonym to nag or force… … Useful english dictionary
go on at someone — be/go/on at someone british informal phrase to keep asking someone to do something, or keep complaining about their behaviour, in a way that annoys them Dad’s always on at me to get a better job. Thesaurus: to complainsynonym to nag or force… … Useful english dictionary
side — side1 W1S1 [saıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of an area)¦ 2¦(next to)¦ 3¦(of a building/object/vehicle etc)¦ 4¦(edge)¦ 5¦(of a thin object)¦ 6¦(part of your body)¦ 7¦(shape)¦ 8¦(mountain/valley)¦ 9¦(page)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
