under one's skin
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Rather than denying a sensationalized comment meant to get under one’s skin, her response was to acknowledge that some people might engage in behavior much different from mine.
From Slate • Sep. 13, 2024
Maya Angelou claims that home is all those things that we carry inside us, "the shadows, the dreams, the fears and dragons of home under one's skin".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023
Opera gets under one’s skin in mysterious ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023
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.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017
The voice was impersonal enough, but that very impersonality got under one's skin.
From The Time Traders by Norton, Andre
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