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get one's goat

VERB
peeve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disturb exasperate gall irk irritate rile vex
STRONG
aggravate anger bug bum burn get hack off miff nettle pique provoke roil steam
WEAK
T-off drive up the wall put out rub the wrong way tick off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist calm comfort delight help make happy please soothe
STRONG
appease mollify
WEAK
attract charm enchant
VERB
rankle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anger bother embitter exasperate gall harass hurt inflame irk rile torment vex
STRONG
aggravate chafe fester fret mortify nettle obsess pain pester plague
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist calm comfort delight help make happy pacify placate please soothe
STRONG
appease mollify
VERB
rile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoy bother disturb exasperate gall inflame irk irritate peeve provoke roil vex
STRONG
acerbate aggravate bug grate nettle pique
WEAK
get under skin put out rub one the wrong way try one's patience
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid appease assist calm comfort delight help make happy pacify placate please soothe
STRONG
mollify

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This was exactly like having to wait in the ring while one's opponent tried to get one's goat by dawdling in the dressing room.

From The Coming of Bill by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

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