got someone's goat
got someone's goat is the simple past of get someone's goat.
got someone's goat is the past participle of get someone's goat.
Meaning of get someone's goat
Verb
get someone's goat (third-person singular simple present gets someone's goat, present participle getting someone's goat, simple past got someone's goat, past participle (UK) got someone's goat or (US) gotten someone's goat)
- To annoy or infuriate someone.
- It really gets my goat when inconsiderate people drop litter in public.
- Synonyms:
- get someone's nanny, get someone's nanny-goat, get under one's goat, give someone the shits, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting
Questions about got someone's goat
- What is got someone's goat the simple past of?
- Got someone's goat is the simple past of get someone's goat.
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