get up someone's nose
Look at other dictionaries:
get up someone's nose — (informal) To annoy, irritate someone • • • Main Entry: ↑nose * * * get up someone s nose Brit informal : to annoy or irritate (someone) His jokes are really beginning to get up my nose. [=(US) get on my nerves] • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get up someone's nose — get up (someone s) nose British & Australian, informal to annoy someone. It s the way he follows me around everywhere it gets right up my nose. To be honest, I prefer not to have to deal with her. She gets up my nose … New idioms dictionary
get up someone's nose — ► get up someone s nose informal irritate or annoy someone. Main Entry: ↑nose … English terms dictionary
get up someone's nose Brit. — get up someone s nose Brit. informal irritate or annoy someone. → nose … English new terms dictionary
get (right) up your nose — british informal phrase to annoy you a lot That superior attitude of his gets right up my nose. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: nose … Useful english dictionary
get on someone's nerves — IRRITATE, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, gall, pique, needle, ruffle someone s feathers, try someone s patience; jar on, grate on, rankle; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, get to, bug,… … Useful english dictionary
get up one's nose — Vrb phrs. To irritate someone. E.g. He gets right up my nose with his constant complaining … English slang and colloquialisms
nose — ► NOUN 1) the facial part projecting above the mouth, containing the nostrils and used in breathing and smelling. 2) the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle. 3) the sense of smell. 4) an instinctive talent for detecting something. 5)… … English terms dictionary
get up nose — get up (someone s) nose British & Australian, informal to annoy someone. It s the way he follows me around everywhere it gets right up my nose. To be honest, I prefer not to have to deal with her. She gets up my nose … New idioms dictionary
nose — noun 1》 the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used in breathing and smelling. 2》 a person s or animal s sense of smell. ↘the aroma of a particular substance, especially wine.… … English new terms dictionary
