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Getting under someones skin 激怒某人

Hence, metaphorically speaking, if Mary's success gets under Donald's skin, we understand that the latter may get angry or annoyed, cross, displeased, enraged, furious, galled, mad, provoked, resentful, vexed, unhappy or what else have you.

Like it is with a thorn or splinter under the skin, which is difficult to remove, Donald's unhappiness will be a long-lasting one - let's hope it lasts until he loses the reelection - because something that gets under one's skin involves something deep, be it an emotion or an obsession.

All right, without further ado, here are media examples of something getting under someone's skin:

1. So there she was on the radio a while back, on The Breakfast Club, and one of the hosts asked Senator Kamala Harris, candidate for president, if she smoked pot.

She giggled. And giggled. And giggled some more. All the giggling got under my skin. As did the phony accent she drifted in and out of during the interview to make herself more "black" for the listeners.

Yes, she smoked pot, she said. Coyly. And she made a point of saying she inhaled.

A long time ago.

She said pot brings people joy. And she remembered how it felt to get high.

- Even Kamala Harris' father hates her pandering behavior, by Bonnie McGrath, ChicagoNow.com, July 1, 2019.

2. Billie Eilish was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 18, 2001. The 18-year-old singer gained popularity at a young age, and at a point, she felt like it was the worst thing in her life. Eilish came from a family of music, although, the Father’s Day job is acting and her mother’s is screenwriting. At age 8, the singer became a member of the Children Chorus, situated in L.A. When she was 11, she found out that she could write songs by herself and she did.