To Get Under Someone’s Skin (Idioms)

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Your skin protects your body. So, what happens when something gets under your skin?

To Get Under Someone’s Skin

Speaker A: Anna, pickleball.
Speaker B: Pickleball?
Speaker A: Francis beats me every time. He has this crazy serve and he’s so loud while he plays.
Speaker B: Dan, don’t let him get under your skin. You’re starting to lose focus.
Speaker A: He’s not getting under my skin! He’s just really annoying.
Speaker B: He’s under your skin.

To “get under someone’s skin” means to annoy or bother them. It seems like Francis is getting under Dan’s skin and it’s probably making Dan lose at pcikleball.

And that’ English in a Minute!

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*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.