phrasal verb · informal
get on someone's nerves
UK/ɡet ɒn ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈnɜːvz/US/ɡet ɑːn ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈnɜrvz/get·ON·some·ONE'S·NERVES
speakingtask1
to annoy someone repeatedly or persistently
Examples
“His constant humming really gets on my nerves.”
“Try not to get on your roommate's nerves by leaving dishes everywhere.”
“She says his lateness gets on her nerves.”
Band 8 sentence
“His inability to meet deadlines consistently gets on his colleagues' nerves and affects team morale.”
Collocations
- get on somebody's nerves
- really/get on my nerves
Word family
get on someone's nerves phrasal verbbe annoying adjective/verb
Common mistakes
He gets on nerves→He gets on my nerves
He gets me on nerves→He gets on my nerves
Say it for a higher band
5annoy→6irritate→7+get on someone's nerves
Synonyms
annoy
Easily confused
annoy
“Her habit of interrupting annoys everyone in meetings.”
get on my nerves
“That dripping tap really gets on my nerves.”
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