Under My Skin

[buitre61]

is it true that a sentence like 'I've got you under my skin' means both :

1 you're so annoying that I can't stand you anymore ... like something itching under my skin
2 I love you so much that you've become part of me ... just like you were under my own skin

I mean it's a little bit confusing and saying such a sentence to a person you care for may be 'sort of dangerous' ... SAYING THAT A PERSON'S GETTING UNDER YOUR SKIN ... what will she think ... that she's annoying you or that she's becoming very important to you ...

thanks a lot !!!

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by buitre61

is it true that a sentence like 'I've got you under my skin' means both :

1 you're so annoying that I can't stand you anymore ... like something itching under my skin
2 I love you so much that you've become part of me ... just like you were under my own skin

I mean it's a little bit confusing and saying such a sentence to a person you care for may be 'sort of dangerous' ... SAYING THAT A PERSON'S GETTING UNDER YOUR SKIN ... what will she think ... that she's annoying you or that she's becoming very important to you ...

thanks a lot !!!

The expression "You are getting under my skin." essentially means "You are irritating me." I have only heard "I've got you under my skin." in the Madonna song.

[bhaisahab]

I've just remembered, there is also a song by Cole Porter from the 1930s called "I've got you under my skin."

[kvvic]

Answers: Under my Skin / Preposition in english

English idiom
There's something about him I just can't stand and he really gets under my skin.

Idiom definition
There's something about him I just can't stand and he really annoys me.

English idiom
He looked at her and in the words of Frank Sinatra said: 'I've got you under my skin'.

Idiom definition
He looked at her and in the words of Frank Sinatra said: 'I'm very attracted to you'.

[bhaisahab]

I have often heard people say "he/she/it gets under my skin." to mean that he/she/it is annoying/irritating me. Except in the song already mentioned, I can't remember anyone ever saying "I've got him/her/you under my skin." within my hearing.