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get under one's skin
- To affect deeply: 鈥淎t first I couldn't get Wanda to notice me, but now I think I've gotten under her skin.鈥
Example Sentences
Rather than denying a sensationalized comment meant to get under one鈥檚 skin, her response was to acknowledge that some people might engage in behavior much different from mine.
鈥淰iolence is completely wrong, and I find it sad and weak to allow a sniveling weasel like Andy Ngo to get under one鈥檚 skin like this, but I鈥檓 also not going to pretend that this wasn鈥檛 Ngo鈥檚 goal from the start,鈥 tweeted Ms. Clymer, adding that it was the 鈥済reatest thing that could happen to his career.鈥
"Violence is completely wrong, and I find it sad and weak to allow a sniveling weasel like Andy Ngo to get under one's skin like this, but I'm also not going to pretend that this wasn't Ngo's goal from the start," she continued.
Violence is completely wrong, and I find it sad and weak to allow a sniveling weasel like Andy Ngo to get under one鈥檚 skin like this, but I鈥檓 also not going to pretend that this wasn鈥檛 Ngo鈥檚 goal from the start.
I appreciate the article's shout-out to Rachel Getting Married - a film that manages to get under one's skin in surprising and poignant ways, especially after multiple viewings.
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