Idiom
get under someone's skin
Meaning
To irritate someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His constant tapping really gets under my skin.”
“She tries to stay calm, but his rude comments during meetings always get under her skin.”
“The candidate's condescending tone during the debate clearly got under his opponent's skin, causing him to lose his composure on live television.”
Examples
simple
“His constant tapping really gets under my skin.”
contextual
“She tries to stay calm, but his rude comments during meetings always get under her skin.”
complex
“The candidate's condescending tone during the debate clearly got under his opponent's skin, causing him to lose his composure on live television.”
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