gets on someone's case
gets on someone's case is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get on someone's case.
Meaning of get on someone's case
Verb
get on someone's case (third-person singular simple present gets on someone's case, present participle getting on someone's case, simple past got on someone's case, past participle (UK) got on someone's case or (US) gotten on someone's case)
- To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize.
- His boss was always getting on his case about his standards of dress, even though he worked well and seldom left the back room.
Questions about gets on someone's case
- What is gets on someone's case the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Gets on someone's case is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get on someone's case.
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