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got up in someone's face

got up in someone's face is the simple past 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 got up in someone's face

What is got up in someone's face the simple past of?
Got up in someone's face is the simple past of get up in someone's face.

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

  1. got under someone's skin
  2. got underneath someone's skin
  3. got up
  4. got up early
  5. got up in
  6. got up in someone's face
  7. got up in someone's grill
  8. got up into
  9. got up to
  10. got up with the chickens
  11. got wasted

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