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gets up in someone's face

gets up in someone's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get up in someone's face.

Meaning of get up in someone's face

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)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) 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.

Questions about gets up in someone's face

What is gets up in someone's face the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets up in someone's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get up in someone's face.

Words near gets up in someone's face in the dictionary

  1. gets under someone's skin
  2. gets underneath someone's skin
  3. gets up
  4. gets up early
  5. gets up in
  6. gets up in someone's face
  7. gets up in someone's grill
  8. gets up into
  9. gets up on the wrong side of bed
  10. gets up on the wrong side of the bed
  11. gets up to

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