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get in someone's hair

get in someone's hair verb: to annoy someone.

Verb

get in someone's hair (third-person singular simple present gets in someone's hair, present participle getting in someone's hair, simple past got in someone's hair, past participle (UK) got in someone's hair or (US) gotten in someone's hair)

  1. (informal) To annoy someone.
  2. (informal) To hinder someone or interfere with their actions.

Forms of get in someone's hair

third-person singular presentgets in someone's hair
present participlegetting in someone's hair
pastgot in someone's hair
past participle UKgot in someone's hair
past participle USgotten in someone's hair

Questions about get in someone's hair

What does get in someone's hair mean?
Get in someone's hair means to annoy someone.
What part of speech is get in someone's hair?
Get in someone's hair is a verb.
What is the past tense of get in someone's hair?
The past tense of get in someone's hair is got in someone's hair.

Words near get in someone's hair in the dictionary

  1. get in on
  2. get in on the act
  3. get in one's way
  4. get in price
  5. get in prices
  6. get in someone's hair
  7. get in someone's pants
  8. get in the boat and row
  9. get in the boat and start rowing
  10. get in the sea
  11. get in the way

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