get under someone's goat

== English == === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of get under one's skin +‎ get someone's goat. === Verb === get under someone's goat (third-person singular simple present gets under someone's goat, present participle getting under someone's goat, simple past got under someone's goat, past participle gotten under someone's goat or got under someone's goat) (transitive, figurative, nonstandard) To irritate or annoy someone; to bother. Synonyms: get someone's goat; see also Thesaurus:annoy ==== Usage notes ==== The object of the verb is the possessive pronoun used: e.g. to get under his goat = "to irritate him"; this gets under my goat = "this bothers me", etc.