get up in someone's face
get up in someone's face verb: to dramatically confront or initiate an argument with someone.
Verb
get up in someone's face (third-person singular simple present gets up in someone's face, present participle getting up in someone's face, simple past got up in someone's face, past participle (UK) got up in someone's face or (US) gotten up in someone's face)
- To dramatically confront or initiate an argument with someone.
- After he called me that, I couldn't help myself from getting up in his face.
Forms of get up in someone's face
| third-person singular present | gets up in someone's face |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting up in someone's face |
| past | got up in someone's face |
| past participle UK | got up in someone's face |
| past participle US | gotten up in someone's face |
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- The past tense of get up in someone's face is got up in someone's face.
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