get on someone's wick en · VERB
Etymology
Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang states that wick is a shortening for Hampton Wick as rhyming slang for prick, i.e. penis.
Meanings
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(UK, colloquial) To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
His silly questions are really getting on my wick.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| got on someone's wick | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got on someone's wick | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| getting on someone's wick | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gets on someone's wick | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
persecute · aggravate · trouble · Idioms: · grind one's gears · get someone's Irish up · rankle · tick off · ruffle · pee off · raise someone's hackles · grotch · provoke · get someone's goat · pique · rub someone the wrong way · nark · acerbate · bug · hack off · get · burn someone's ass · botherate · storm · boil someone's piss · peeve · tee off · cheese off · peeve off · give someone the shits · get on someone's tits · get someone's nanny-goat · frustrate · wind up · irritate · nettle · exasperate · molest · bother · bedevil · irk · piss off · sting · get under someone's skin · get someone's nanny · get on someone's wick · get on someone's nerves · test someone's patience · rub up the wrong way · burn up · nerve · grate · put someone's back up · jazz · annoy · rile up · try one's patience · get on someone's nerves · antagonize · devil · chap someone's hide · get someone's dander up · get under one's goat · get up · mommick · hassle · harsh one's mellow · ruffle someone's feathers · get someone's back up · torque off · disgruntle · roil · vex · rile