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get under someone's goat

verb

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of get under one's skin + get someone's goat.

  1. derived from prendre la chèvre
  2. compounded as get under someone's goat — “get under one's skin + get someone's goat”

Definitions

  1. To irritate or annoy someone

    To irritate or annoy someone; to bother.

    • Maybe you would have been warm when you died; You should not have gotten under my goat.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA