getting on someone's nerves

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

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get on someone's nerves
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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