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get under one's skin vs get to

get to vs get under one's skin

get under one's skin and get to both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get under one's skin No No Yes No
get to No No Yes No
As verbs, get to is a hypernym of get under one's skin; that is, get to is a word with a broader meaning than get under one's skin:
  • get under one's skin: irritate
  • get to: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Other hypernyms of get under one's skin include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.
get under one's skin (verb) get to (verb)
irritate arrive at the point of
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
reach a goal
Difference between get under one's skin and get to

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