"get on someone's grill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets on someone's grill [present, singular, third-person], getting on someone's grill [participle, present], got on someone's grill [past], gotten on someone's grill [participle, past], got on someone's grill [participle, past]
Etymology: See grill (“the teeth”), i.e. the area of someone's face. Etymology templates: {{m|en|grill||the teeth}} grill (“the teeth”) Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten:got> on someone's grill}} get on someone's grill (third-person singular simple present gets on someone's grill, present participle getting on someone's grill, simple past got on someone's grill, past participle gotten on someone's grill or got on someone's grill)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To enter someone's personal space in an aggressive or hostile manner. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: get up in someone's grill
    Sense id: en-get_on_someone's_grill-en-verb-6eMVAilR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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