get the (dead) needle

get the (dead) needle

To become particularly annoyed or vexed Primarily heard in UK. I got the needle after reading that unflattering portrait of my company in the newspaper.
See also: get, needle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get the (dead) needle

become very annoyed. British informal
See also: get, needle
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See also:
  • get the needle
  • drive (someone) potty
  • get (one) bang to rights
  • get someone bang to rights
  • aggro
  • drop (one) in it
  • drop somebody in it
  • drop someone in it
  • be fed up to the back teeth
  • embarrass into doing