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pet hate
Fig. something that is disliked intensely and is a constant or repeated annoyance. My pet hate is being put on hold on the telephone. Another pet hate of mine is having to stand in line. pet peeve Fig. a frequent annoyance; one's "favorite" or most often encountered annoyance. My pet peeve is someone who always comes into the theater after the show has started. Drivers who don't signal are John's pet peeve. See also: pet somebody's pet hate (British & Australian) also somebody's pet peeve (American) something that you do not like at all A pet hate of ours is telephone salesmen who phone just as we're sitting down to watch TV. Cleaning the bathroom is my pet peeve. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I guess you could say it was a pet peeve of theirs. Not covering your mouth while coughing is the biggest cold peeve followed by people who wander round with a runny nose. One pet peeve of mine is the increasingly common use of the redundant terms "front shoulder" and "rear ham. |
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