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get up in someone's face

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get up in someone's face (third-person singular simple present gets up in someone's face, present participle getting up in someone's face, simple past got up in someone's face, past participle (UK) got up in someone's face or (US) gotten up in someone's face)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To dramatically confront or initiate an argument with someone.
    After he called me that, I couldn't help myself from getting up in his face.