get someone's goat
get someone's goat · gets someone's goat · got someone's goat · getting someone's goat
дістати, отримувати, діставати
получить, достать, получать
holen, bekommen, werden
To annoy or infuriate someoneTo annoy or infuriate someone.
UK/ˌɡɛt ˈsʌmwʌnz ˈɡəʊt/US/ˌɡɛt ˈsʌmwʌnz ˈɡoʊt/
» He got the goats some water.
Conjuice · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To annoy or infuriate someone.
It really gets my goat when inconsiderate people drop litter in public.
Examples
13 sentencesHe got the goats some water.
A politician like that gets my goat.
Tom is just trying to get your goat now.
If someone gets your goat, they make you angry.
It is easy to get the cranky man's goat by teasing him.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Uncertain; it has been suggested that the term may be derived from French prendre la chèvrUncertain; it has been suggested that the term may be derived from French prendre la chèvre (literally “to take the goat”), or refer to the stealing of a goat mascot from a military unit, etc.
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Forms
gets someone's goat, getting someone's goat, got someone's goat, got someone's goat| Base form | get someone's goat · to get someone's goat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets someone's goat |
| Present participle | getting someone's goat |
| Past simple | got someone's goat |
| Past participle | got someone's goat / gotten someone's goat |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
94 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle