get up in someone's face en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) To dramatically confront or initiate an argument with someone.
After he called me that, I couldn't help myself from getting up in his face.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| got up in someone's face | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got up in someone's face | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets up in someone's face | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| getting up in someone's face | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gotten up in someone's face | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |