1. make one's blood boil
2. provoke
He’s just trying to provoke you.
The violence was provoked by black French.
Test results provoked worries that the reactor could overheat.
It would provoke a saint.
If a behaviour provokes no response, it disappears.
A facet of genius is the ability to provoke scandals.
3. rub sb the wrong way
4. drive sb round the bend