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Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

To get someone’s goat

Home The Lexicon To get someone’s goat

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To get someone's goat

Definition

To provoke or irritate someone intentionally.

Language

English

Type

Faunamorph

Subcategory

Bovines

Grammatical Subcategory

Verbs: Actions/States of Being

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