Emotions & feelings

bug someone

annoy someone

To annoy or irritate someone.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why are you checking your phone again?

The constant notifications are bugging me.

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It really bugs me when people leave dirty dishes in the sink.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: bug to me

Say: bug me

"Bug" takes the annoyed person directly as its object, without "to."

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How it fits in a sentence.

bug someone; be bugging someone; get bugged by something

Your turn: say it out loud

It really bugs me when people leave dirty dishes in the sink.

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bug someone

annoy someone

“It really bugs me when people leave dirty dishes in the sink.”

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