Question

in_the_loop_258 to irritate or annoy someone Compare to: get (one’s) dander up; bug

Accepted Answer

GET (SOMEONE’S) GOAT I can’t believe the boss is giving Judith the day before Christmas off, when he refused to let me take the day off. That really gets my goat!The one thing that really gets my husband’s goat is when he finds a parking place and someone else comes along and steals it.

Id	in_the_loop_258
Idiom	GET (SOMEONE’S) GOAT
Definition	to irritate or annoy someone
Examples	I can’t believe the boss is giving Judith the day before Christmas off, when he refused to let me take the day off. That really gets my goat! The one thing that really gets my husband’s goat is when he finds a parking place and someone else comes along and steals it.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: get (one’s) dander up; bug

Goat Day Loop Someone’s Irritate Annoy I Can’t