got one's goat Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- aggravated
- madded
- riled
- irritated
- maddened
- steamed-up
- put-out
- inflamed
- ired
- rubbed-the-wrong-way
- roiled
- rankled
- enflamed
- burnt-up-
- incensed
- offended
- provoked
- burned-up-
Weak:
got one's goat Meaning
got 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
got one's goat Sentence Examples
- His constant interruptions really got my goat during the meeting.
- It's amazing how easily he can get her goat with just a few words.
- I don't know why, but his smug attitude always manages to get my goat.
- When someone criticizes my work without understanding it, it really gets my goat.
- Her sarcastic comments about my appearance really got my goat.
- Nothing gets his goat quite like being underestimated.
- The way he always brags about his accomplishments really gets my goat.
- It's best not to mention politics around him; it tends to get his goat.
- I try to stay calm, but when people talk over me, it really gets my goat.
- His habit of leaving dirty dishes in the sink got my goat more than anything else.
FAQs About the word got 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
angered, infuriated, enraged, annoyed, outraged, ticked off, aggravated, madded, riled, irritated
allayed, delighted, gratified,pleased, relieved, soothed, consoled, calmed, pacified, mollified
His constant interruptions really got my goat during the meeting.
It's amazing how easily he can get her goat with just a few words.
I don't know why, but his smug attitude always manages to get my goat.
When someone criticizes my work without understanding it, it really gets my goat.
