it gets my goat

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• goat — [ gout ] noun count * 1. ) an animal similar to a sheep but with longer legs and a thinner coat. The male goat is called a billy goat and the female is called a nanny goat. A young goat is called a kid. 2. ) INFORMAL an insulting word for an old… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• goat — goatlike, adj. /goht/, n. 1. any of numerous agile, hollow horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in… …   Universalium

• get someone's goat — (informal) To annoy or rile someone • • • Main Entry: ↑goat * * * get someone’s goat informal phrase to annoy someone It really gets my goat – the way she keeps interrupting all the time. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed …   Useful english dictionary

• get your goat — see ↑goat • • • Main Entry: ↑get get your goat informal ◇ If something gets your goat, it upsets you or irritates you. The way she s always correcting other people really gets my goat! • • • Main Entry: ↑goat …   Useful english dictionary

• get your goat — get (your) goat British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to annoy you. It really gets my goat when people push past without saying Excuse me . The kid never stops whingeing he really gets on my goat …   New idioms dictionary

• get goat — get (your) goat British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal to annoy you. It really gets my goat when people push past without saying Excuse me . The kid never stops whingeing he really gets on my goat …   New idioms dictionary

• get your goat — If something gets your goat, it annoys you …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• get someone's goat — verb To annoy, infuriate, bother, or incense. It really gets my goat when inconsiderate people litter …   Wiktionary

• get your goat —    If something gets your goat, it annoys you.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• get someone's goat — informal to annoy someone It really gets my goat – the way she keeps interrupting all the time …   English dictionary

• get one's goat — phrasal : to make one angry, irritated, or annoyed gets my goat to hear a man always grumbling Adrian Bell …   Useful english dictionary