get under one's skin

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Verb get under one's skin has 1 sense

get, get under one's skin - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
--₁ is one way to annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s to somebody

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Term: "get under one's skin"

Definition:

The phrase "get under one's skin" means to annoy or irritate someone deeply or persistently.

Sense 1:

Part of Speech: Verb Phrase

Definition: To deeply irritate or bother someone.

Example Sentence: Her constant complaining about the noise really gets under my skin.

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Sense 2:

Part of Speech: Verb Phrase

Definition: To cause intense frustration or anger to someone.

Example Sentence: The way he consistently ignores my advice gets under my skin every time.

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Sense 3:

Part of Speech: Verb Phrase

Definition: To deeply affect or unsettle someone emotionally.

Example Sentence: The tragic news of her best friend's accident really got under her skin.

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