get on someone's wick in English

Forms: gets on someone's wick [present, singular, third-person], getting on someone's wick [participle, present], got on someone's wick [participle, past], got on someone's wick [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got> on someone's wick}} get on someone's wick (third-person singular simple present gets on someone's wick, present participle getting on someone's wick, simple past and past participle got on someone's wick)

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        "To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions."
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"get on someone's wick" meaning in English

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