He could grate on my nerves faster than anyone I had ever met.

She tried to be understanding, but the over-protectiveness grated on her nerves.

If anything, he just grated on his nerves more each day.

All he needed were more females hovering about to grate on a man's nerves.

Her southern Arkansas accent was beginning to grate on my nerves.

Every look in the mirror grated on my nerves.

He hated being confined, and it was beginning to grate on his nerves.

The quiet in the house began to grate on her nerves.

It grated on my nerves, once I was aware of it.

But the constant sound of the rain began to grate on her nerves again.