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get in someone's hair

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
get in -some-one's hair
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy someone.

Informal

verb

To hinder someone or interfere with their actions.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets in someone's hair (present, singular) getting in someone's hair (participle, present) got in someone's hair (past) got in someone's hair (UK, participle) gotten in someone's hair (US, participle)

Phrases

get under someone's skin

Frequently Paired Words

get under someone's skin

Questions

What does get in someone's hair mean?
To annoy someone.

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