get someone's goat

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get someone's goat — idiom

1. To annoy or irritate someone very much. Less commonly, the phrase can also refer

1.idiom
Definition

To annoy or irritate someone very much. Less commonly, the phrase can also refer to starting a conflict with someone or beginning a task. The most frequent and widely understood meaning in modern English is 'to annoy.'

Example

The way Cyrus whistled during the exam really got the teacher's goat.

What gets my goat is when drivers cut in front without using their turn signals.