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Old 03-09-2019, 05:09 PM   #283
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"Get Someone's Goat"..............



To annoy or irritate someone.
Sidebar: (Origin) Thought to have a calming effect on high-strung thoroughbreds, a goat was placed in the horse's stall on the night before the race. Unscrupulous opponents would then steal the goat in an effort to upset the horse and cause it to lose the race.
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