"get up in someone's face" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-get up in someone's face.ogg Forms: gets up in someone's face [present, singular, third-person], getting up in someone's face [participle, present], got up in someone's face [past], got up in someone's face [UK, participle, past], gotten up in someone's face [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> up in someone's face}} 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. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-get_up_in_someone's_face-en-verb-zwbb0PnM Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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