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under one's skin

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Rather than denying a sensationalized comment meant to get under one’s skin, her response was to acknowledge that some people might engage in behavior much different from mine.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2024

Maya Angelou claims that home is all those things that we carry inside us, "the shadows, the dreams, the fears and dragons of home under one's skin".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2023

Opera gets under one’s skin in mysterious ways.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2023

I appreciate the article's shout-out to Rachel Getting Married - a film that manages to get under one's skin in surprising and poignant ways, especially after multiple viewings.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2017

The voice was impersonal enough, but that very impersonality got under one's skin.

From The Time Traders by Norton, Andre

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