get on someone's last nerve

A form of get on someone's nerves — To annoy or irritate someone; to bother someone.

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Meanings

verbget on someone's last nerve (third-person singular simple present gets on someone's last nerve, present participle getting on someone's last nerve, simple past got on someone's last nerve, past participle (UK) got on someone's last nerve or (US) gotten on someone's last nerve)

present singular third person gets on someone's last nerve · participle present getting on someone's last nerve · past got on someone's last nerve · UK participle past got on someone's last nerve · US participle past gotten on someone's last nerve

  1. alternativeAlternative form of get on someone's nerves.
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APA

get on someone's last nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20on%20someone's%20last%20nerve

MLA

“get on someone's last nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20on%20someone's%20last%20nerve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get on someone's last nerve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20on%20someone's%20last%20nerve.

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