get on (one's) wick



get on (one's) wick

To irritate or annoy one. Primarily heard in UK. The kids are really getting on my wick today with their constant fighting. I'm not trying to get on mom's wick, but every little thing seems to bother her today.
See also: get, on, wick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lois (2)LOISGalician
Penko-Bulgarian
PercivalPUR-si-vəl (English)Arthurian Romance, English
Aydan (2)AY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Eliyahue-lee-YAH-hooHebrew
Sofiazo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian