"fry someone's bacon" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fries someone's bacon [present, singular, third-person], frying someone's bacon [participle, present], fried someone's bacon [participle, past], fried someone's bacon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fry someone's bacon (third-person singular simple present fries someone's bacon, present participle frying someone's bacon, simple past and past participle fried someone's bacon)
  1. (colloquial) To upset or infuriate one; to push one beyond endurance. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-fry_someone's_bacon-en-verb-fh7cRMCh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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