{"id":885,"date":"2016-08-06T16:25:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T00:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/?p=885"},"modified":"2016-08-06T18:09:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-07T02:09:13","slug":"english-expression-week-get-someones-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/english-expression-week-get-someones-goat\/","title":{"rendered":"English Expression of the Week: get Someone&#8217;s Goat","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Expression<\/h1>\n<p>This week\u2019s expression is \u201cget someone\u2019s goat.\u201d This expression is very useful if someone is annoying or trying to make you angry.<\/p>\n<h1>The Meaning<\/h1>\n<p>\u201cGet someone\u2019s goat\u201d means that someone is trying to annoy another person, or to make them angry. We can also say this if we want to say that a situation is annoying or angering.<\/p>\n<h1>How do we use it<\/h1>\n<p>We use this expression in a sentence. It cannot be used by itself as a complete sentence. We must use this expression with a possessive pronoun or with a person. And of course, don\u2019t forget to use the correct tense.<\/p>\n<h1>Easy Examples<\/h1>\n<p>That really gets my goat. (Very common for this expression.)<\/p>\n<p>Her barking dog really gets my grandma\u2019s goat.<\/p>\n<p>It will really get william\u2019s goat if he can\u2019t buy that car.<\/p>\n<h1>Your Turn<\/h1>\n<p>Now it is time to practice. What really gets your goat? 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