it gets my goat
1goat — [ gout ] noun count * 1. ) an animal similar to a sheep but with longer legs and a thinner coat. The male goat is called a billy goat and the female is called a nanny goat. A young goat is called a kid. 2. ) INFORMAL an insulting word for an old… …
2goat — goatlike, adj. /goht/, n. 1. any of numerous agile, hollow horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in… …
3get someone's goat — (informal) To annoy or rile someone • • • Main Entry: ↑goat * * * get someone’s goat informal phrase to annoy someone It really gets my goat – the way she keeps interrupting all the time. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed …
4get your goat — see ↑goat • • • Main Entry: ↑get get your goat informal ◇ If something gets your goat, it upsets you or irritates you. The way she s always correcting other people really gets my goat! • • • Main Entry: ↑goat …
5get your goat — get (your) goat British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to annoy you. It really gets my goat when people push past without saying Excuse me . The kid never stops whingeing he really gets on my goat …
6get goat — get (your) goat British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to annoy you. It really gets my goat when people push past without saying Excuse me . The kid never stops whingeing he really gets on my goat …
7get your goat — If something gets your goat, it annoys you …
8get someone's goat — verb To annoy, infuriate, bother, or incense. It really gets my goat when inconsiderate people litter …
9get your goat — If something gets your goat, it annoys you. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
10get someone's goat — informal to annoy someone It really gets my goat – the way she keeps interrupting all the time …
