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Julia Huong
2021-10-31 11:10
Get (one's) monkey up Verb + object/complement informal
To enrage someone.
What got your monkey up?
The way she's been treated gets my monkey up so much.
His thoughtless behavior got our monkey up.
To argue with somebody
1. Become angry or lose self-control
2. To plunge into the deep part of a pool
To look or glare very angrily at someone
A deliberate provocation will surely result in an adverse reaction such as angry and violent actions.
The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used when something unpleasant has happened that has spoilt what you intended to do
Oh, no, that’s torn it! I’ve left my wallet at home!
