A: Why don’t you like Dean? He’s a decent guy. B: I just can’t stand his voice, so everything he says gets under my skin. Note: This informal expression means to “annoy or irritate someone intensely.” However, this idiom can also have other meanings. One can also get under another’s skin when someone is enamored with them and thinks about them all the time. For example, late U.S. composer Cole Porter used this sentiment is his famous work, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” Needless to say, that’s a love song. |