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GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Irritate

Example:

His lying really gets me

Synonyms:

get; get under one's skin

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "get under one's skin" is one way to...):

annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)

Verb group:

get (evoke an emotional response)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s to somebody

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