getting one's goat Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- rubbing-the-wrong-way
- putting-out
- inflaming
- madding
- maddening
- incensing
- irritating
- offending
- riling
- iring
- roiling
- outraging
- burning-up-
- rankling
- enflaming
- aggravating
Weak:
Meaning of getting one's goat
getting one's goat
to gain possession of (as by receiving, acquiring, earning, buying, or winning), overcome, to come to be, hit entry 1 sense 1c, to try to prove or make clear, hit, to suffer a specified injury to, to make progress, deliver sense 6, hurry, to reach effectively, to become enthusiastic, energetic, or excited, influence, beget, hear, to come together, to have an effect on, to get revenge, to prevail on, lineage, to turn to or adopt an enlightened course of action or point of view, to recover from, a religious divorce by Jewish law, the entire progeny of a male animal, to avoid criticism or punishment for or the consequences of (such as a reprehensible act), to receive as punishment, overcome, surmount, to cause to come or go, to obtain by concession or entreaty, to become strongly involved with or deeply interested in, to reconcile oneself to, to make ready, irritate sense 1, to cause to move, to come to have, to criticize insistently, baffle entry 1 sense 1, puzzle, bother, to seek out and obtain, to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage, to move or travel across, to cause to be in a certain condition, to engage in sexual intercourse, irritate, understand, a document of release from obligation in Jewish law, memorize, to repay in kind, to stop deceiving oneself or fooling around, to become the father of, to come down with (an illness), to reach the end of, to have an emotional effect on, to receive by way of punishment, to pursue with exhortation, reprimand, or attack, to put one's life, thoughts, or emotions in order, to be successful, to turn one's attention to, to be able, to succeed in becoming, to reach agreement, to have to, have, a bill of divorce, to establish communication with, to stop wasting time on trivial or hopeless matters, to receive a scolding or punishment, to receive as a return, persuade, induce, to succeed in coming or going, to take vengeance on, to bring together, to obtain and bring where wanted or needed, to put out in baseball, a return of a difficult shot in a game (such as tennis), to leave immediately, to obtain by request or as a favor, deliver sense 6b, kill, to influence corruptly, to become aware of, something begotten, to undergo religious conversion, to be subjected to, to catch or become affected by (a disease or bodily condition), to be subjected to or experience, to achieve success, begin, to cause to be in a certain position or condition, kill entry 1 sense 1, prepare sense 2, to reach or enter into a certain condition, to achieve as a result of military activity, to become affected by (a disease or bodily condition), puzzle, to have as an obligation or necessity, have entry 1 sense 1, to acquire wealth, to gain possession of, offspring, to find out by calculation, become sense 1, to make one angry or annoyed, to produce an unfortunate effect on, to become alert or aware, to begin to function in a skillful or efficient manner, to hear correctly, to make a start, to be ready to begin or deal with, understand sense 1a, to become involved, seize
getting one's goat Sentence Examples
- The constant interruptions were really getting his goat.
- Her annoying habits were really starting to get his goat.
- The politician's empty promises were getting the public's goat.
- The traffic was so bad it was really getting my goat.
- My boss's micromanaging style is really getting my goat.
- The loud music from the neighbor's party was really getting my goat.
- The child's constant whining was really starting to get my goat.
- The broken water pipe was really getting my goat.
- The lost keys were really getting my goat.
- The rude customer service representative was really getting my goat.
FAQs About the word getting one's goat
to gain possession of (as by receiving, acquiring, earning, buying, or winning), overcome, to come to be, hit entry 1 sense 1c, to try to prove or make clear, h
ticking off,infuriating, steaming up, annoying, angering, enraging, rubbing the wrong way, putting out, inflaming, madding
allaying,gratifying, delighting, consoling, soothing, pleasing, relieving, comforting, quieting, assuaging
The constant interruptions were really getting his goat.
Her annoying habits were really starting to get his goat.
The politician's empty promises were getting the public's goat.
The traffic was so bad it was really getting my goat.
