get under someone's goat
get under someone's goat verb: to irritate or annoy someone; to bother.
Verb
get under someone's goat (third-person singular simple present gets under someone's goat, present participle getting under someone's goat, simple past got under someone's goat, past participle gotten under someone's goat or got under someone's goat)
- To irritate or annoy someone; to bother.
- Maybe you would have been warm when you died; You should not have gotten under my goat.2013, Sherlyn Gajewski, Freedom of F-----g Speech Baby, page 105
- Synonyms:
- get someone's goat, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother
Synonyms of get under someone's goat
Forms of get under someone's goat
| third-person singular present | gets under someone's goat |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting under someone's goat |
| past | got under someone's goat |
| past participle | gotten under someone's goat |
| past participle | got under someone's goat |
Origin of get under someone's goat
Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of get under one's skin + get someone's goat.
Questions about get under someone's goat
- What does get under someone's goat mean?
- Get under someone's goat means to irritate or annoy someone; to bother.
- What part of speech is get under someone's goat?
- Get under someone's goat is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get under someone's goat?
- The past tense of get under someone's goat is got under someone's goat.
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