get under someone's goat en · VERB
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of get under one's skin + get someone's goat.
Meanings
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(figuratively, nonstandard, transitive) To irritate or annoy someone; to bother.
Maybe you would have been warm when you died; You should not have gotten under my goat.
2013, Sherlyn Gajewski, Freedom of F-----g Speech Baby, page 105:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting under someone's goat | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gotten under someone's goat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got under someone's goat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got under someone's goat | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets under someone's goat | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
burn up · irritate · get someone's goat · grate · rankle · get someone's goat · bedevil · get someone's Irish up · botherate · disgruntle · get · rub someone the wrong way · hassle · roil · get on someone's nerves · wind up · hack off · chap someone's hide · aggravate · acerbate · peeve · get someone's dander up · test someone's patience · rile · get someone's back up · pique · put someone's back up · get on someone's wick · tick off · harsh one's mellow · annoy · provoke · irk · sting · grind one's gears · raise someone's hackles · torque off · burn someone's ass · get up · nerve · ruffle · try one's patience · trouble · jazz · get under one's goat · frustrate · nettle · ruffle someone's feathers · cheese off · rile up · nark · storm · bug · pee off · vex · get under someone's skin · get someone's nanny-goat · molest · persecute · devil · get on someone's tits · grotch · boil someone's piss · peeve off · get someone's nanny · tee off · rub up the wrong way · Idioms: · exasperate · mommick · antagonize · bother · piss off · give someone the shits