Dictionary of American idioms

JANGLE ON SOMETHING

jangle on something: translation

jangle onsomething
1.Fig.to ring a bell incessantly. •

Will you stop jangling on that doorbell!

Who is jangling on that bell?

2.Fig.to irritate someone's nerves; to make someone nervous. •

All that noise jangles on my nerves.

Too much chattering jangles on Ken's nerves.