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Get someone's goat

//ˌɡɛt ˈsʌmwʌnz ˈɡəʊt// verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To annoy or infuriate someone. idiomatic, informal

    "It really gets my goat when inconsiderate people drop litter in public."

Etymology

Uncertain; it has been suggested that the term may be derived from French prendre la chèvre (literally “to take the goat”), or refer to the stealing of a goat mascot from a military unit, etc.

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