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getting someone's shirt out

getting someone's shirt out is the present participle and gerund of get someone's shirt out.

Meaning of get someone's shirt out

Verb

get someone's shirt out (third-person singular simple present gets someone's shirt out, present participle getting someone's shirt out, simple past got someone's shirt out, past participle got someone's shirt out or gotten someone's shirt out)

  1. (dated, slang) To make someone angry.
    • You've got his shirt out somehow, Honeybun; he'll do you a mischief. What did you say?1876, Arthur Griffiths, Lola: a Tale of the Rock, volume 1, page 19

Questions about getting someone's shirt out

What is getting someone's shirt out the present participle and gerund of?
Getting someone's shirt out is the present participle and gerund of get someone's shirt out.

Words near getting someone's shirt out in the dictionary

  1. getting someone's goat
  2. getting someone's Irish up
  3. getting someone's nanny
  4. getting someone's nanny-goat
  5. getting someone's number
  6. getting someone's shirt out
  7. getting something over with
  8. getting something twisted
  9. getting started
  10. getting straight
  11. getting stuck in

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