give the needle

VERB

beset

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bedevil beleaguer besiege embarrass invade overrun perplex surround

STRONG

aggress assail attack badger bug circle compass dog encircle enclose encompass entangle environ girdle harass harry hassle infest nag nudge pester ride ring storm strike

WEAK

drive up the wall fall on fall upon give a bad time give a hard time give one the business jump on one's case pick on put the squeeze on start in on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up explain leave alone please surrender

STRONG

aid assist exclude free help let go lose release support unloose

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give the needle

“I liked having partners that liked to give the needle as much as I did, and Tom Watson was the king of the needle,” Wadkins says.

From Golf Digest ● May 1, 2017

It hoped to give the needle this week to 16,500 youngsters, aged one to eleven.

From Time Magazine Archive

give the needle

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