noun: conveys annoyance (with someone) as in:
"I've got
the needle with Steve" = "I'm really annoyed with Steve"
OR
"Steve's given me the needle" = "Steve's really annoyed me"
Alternatively: "I've got a
bone to pick with you = "You've given me the needle (about something); "You've given me the needle = "You've given me
the hump (, I don't want to talk to you, now piss off!)
Example:
"I've got the right needle with Geoff. He's only
gawn (=gone) 'n' scratched the paintwork on my
old man's Merc."