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/Sounds like "een" (as in "eagle") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "LAHS" (as in "lava") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "REE" (as in "reed") + "sehs" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To annoy or irritate someone to the point of exhausting their patience. In Spain, the expression refers to a building irritation that eventually provokes a reaction of frustration or anger.

Examples

That attitude has been getting on my nerves since she arrived.

Stop getting on my nerves. I have been putting up with it all day.

Regional synonyms

A mythological creature from Paraguayan folklore that lives in the forest and watches over nature. The Pombero moves invisibly, whistles eerily at night, and gets blamed when things go wrong in the wild. Parents traditionally warn children about him to keep them from wandering alone into the monte (forest). Rooted in Guarani tradition.