quiddle
/ˈkwɪdl/Now rare (chiefly US regional (New England ))
verb
1 [with object] To fiddle or play about with.
2 [no object] To quibble or cavil about insignificant details; to fuss; (also) to busy oneself with unimportant matters or trivial tasks; to fritter away time.
Origin
Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). Origin uncertain, perhaps an expressive formation; compare -le, and also earlier twiddle, fiddle, piddle, etc.
- give someone hell
- give someone one
- give someone (or get) a thick ear
- give someone (or get) the bum's rush
- give someone (some) skin
- give someone the big E
- give someone the bird
- give someone the boot
- give someone the creeps
- give someone the elbow
- give someone (the) evils
- give someone the eye
- give someone the finger
- give someone the flick (or get the flick)
- give someone the glad eye
- give someone the hairy eyeball
- give someone their cards
- give someone their due
- give someone their head
- give someone the needle
- give someone the pip
- give someone the shits
- give someone the shudders
- give someone the slip
- give someone the time of day