GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does get under one's skin mean? 

• GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN (verb)
  The verb GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN has 1 sense:

1. irritate

  Familiarity information: GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Irritate

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

get; get under one's skin

Context example:

His lying really gets me

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