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

speaking

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

get under someone's skin phrasal verbskin noun

Common mistakes

make someone skinget under someone's skin

get under my skinsget under my skin

get under meget under my skin

Say it for a higher band

5annoy6irritate7+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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