"get under one's goat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets under one's goat [present, singular, third-person], getting under one's goat [participle, present], got under one's goat [past], gotten under one's goat [participle, past], got under one's goat [participle, past]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of get under one's skin + get someone's goat. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{blend|en|get under one's skin|get someone's goat|nocap=1}} blend of get under one's skin + get someone's goat Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten:got> under one's goat}} get under one's goat (third-person singular simple present gets under one's goat, present participle getting under one's goat, simple past got under one's goat, past participle gotten under one's goat or got under one's goat)
  1. (transitive, figurative, nonstandard) To irritate or annoy someone; to bother. Tags: figuratively, nonstandard, transitive Synonyms: get someone's goat, annoy
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