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gotten on someone's case

gotten on someone's case is the past participle 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)

  1. (informal) 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.
    Synonyms:
    harangue, harass

Questions about gotten on someone's case

What is gotten on someone's case the past participle of?
Gotten on someone's case is the past participle of get on someone's case.

Words near gotten on someone's case in the dictionary

  1. gotten off the mark
  2. gotten off the nut
  3. gotten on
  4. gotten on like a house on fire
  5. gotten on someone's bad side
  6. gotten on someone's case
  7. gotten on someone's grill
  8. gotten on someone's last nerve
  9. gotten on someone's nerves
  10. gotten on someone's wrong side
  11. gotten on the end of

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