in someone's hair

in someone's hair

Annoying or bothering someone. For example, She was constantly in my hair, overseeing everything I did, or Dad was working on taxes, and the children were getting in his hair. This expression alludes to entangling one's hair. [Mid-1800s] The antonym, out of someone's hair, is often used as an imperative, as in Get out of my hair! [c. 1900]
See also: hair
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in (or out of) someone's hair

annoying (or ceasing to annoy) someone. informal
See also: hair
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See also:
  • what's got into somebody?
  • What's got into?
  • What's got(ten) into (someone)?
  • be a pain in the neck
  • What's on your mind?
  • What's eating (someone)?
  • what's eating somebody?
  • what's eating someone
  • what's eating you
  • what's eating you?