get underneath someone's skin

A form of get under someone's skin — To irritate someone.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person gets underneath someone's skin · participle present getting underneath someone's skin · past got underneath someone's skin · UK participle past got underneath someone's skin · US participle past gotten underneath someone's skin

  1. alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of get under someone's skin.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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