[Idiom] GET TO

[King_]

Hi everone.
What does "get to someone" mean, exactly? For example:

1. They got to me
2. They're getting to us
3. It gets to me.

Thanks a milion.

 

[Skrej]

In this context, it means to bother, or make upset - cause a negative emotional response.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I agree about the emotional response, but it not always negative. "I watched a commercial about starving children. Those kids really got to me."

 

[Tarheel]

As always, context makes all the difference.

 

[emsr2d2]

Each one of your example sentences needs a full stop at the end. Also note the correct spelling of "every​one".

 

[Lucy Boylan]

Hi everone.
What does "get to someone" mean, exactly? For example:

1. They got to me
2. They're getting to us
3. It gets to me.

Thanks a milion.

It means "to annoy, to upset, to get under your skin"
eg. She knows I don't like singing but she kept asking me to sing and that really got to me.

 

[Tarheel]

In fact, each one of those might mean something different, depending on context.

 

[Tdol]

I agree about the emotional response, but it not always negative. "I watched a commercial about starving children. Those kids really got to me."

Let's add affect to the list of synonyms. ;-)