phrasal verb với động từ gốc · informal
get under (one's) skin
UK/ɡet ˈʌndə wʌnz skɪn/US/ɡet ˈʌndər wʌnz skɪn/get un·der SKIN
to annoy someone or affect them emotionally in a lasting way
Examples
“Her petty comments really get under my skin.”
“It’s a minor thing, but it still gets under my skin.”
“What really gets under my skin is people who interrupt constantly.”
Band 8 sentence
“What really gets under my skin is when people dismiss scientific evidence just because it's inconvenient for them.”
Collocations
- really gets under my skin
- gets under people's skin
- can't help but get under someone's skin
Word family
Common mistakes
make someone skin→get under someone's skin
get under my skins→get under my skin
get under me→get under my skin
Say it for a higher band
5annoy→6irritate→7+get under someone's skin
Synonyms
annoy
irritate
Easily confused
get on someone's nerves
“Her constant lateness really gets on my nerves.”
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