gallnoun [ U ]
uk/ɡɔːl/us/ɡɑːl/rudeness and the quality of being unable to understand that your behaviour or what you say is not acceptable to other people:
[ + to infinitive ] Considering that he never even bothers to visit my parents, I'm amazed that Tim has the gall to ask them for money!
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Rude and cheeky
- backchat
- bold
- cheeky
- chutzpah
- cocksure
- cocky
- fruity
- gobby
- impertinent
- liberty
- lippy
- mouthy
- neanderthal
- offensive
- personally
- presumptuous
- sass
- sick
- smart mouth
- unpleasant
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gallverb [ T ]
uk/ɡɔːl/us/ɡɑːl/to make someone feel annoyed:
I think it galls him to take orders from a younger and less experienced colleague.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- burn
- give sb the shits idiom
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- nose
- ruffle
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- tee
- toe
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