wind up one's bottoms: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  British Englishinformalcolloquialslang
  • To tease, annoy, or deliberately provoke someone in order to elicit an emotional reaction or to make them angry.
  • To agitate or rouse someone into a state of nervousness, excitement, or upset by deliberate provocation or taunting.

  Examples

  Beta

  • Don’t wind up your brother’s bottoms just before the exam; he needs to focus right now.

    No molestes a tu hermano justo antes del examen; necesita concentrarse ahora.

  • She loves to wind up her coworkers’ bottoms by making jokes during meetings.

    A ella le encanta molestar a sus compañeros de trabajo haciendo bromas durante las reuniones.

  • If you keep winding up his bottoms, he’ll eventually lose his temper.

    Si sigues molestándolo, eventualmente perderá la paciencia.