get on someone's wick

English

Etymology

Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang states that wick is a shortening for Hampton Wick as rhyming slang for prick, i.e. penis.

Verb

get on someone's wick (third-person singular simple present gets on someone's wick, present participle getting on someone's wick, simple past and past participle got on someone's wick)

  1. (UK, colloquial) To annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
    Synonyms: get on someone's nerves; see also Thesaurus:annoy
    His silly questions are really getting on my wick.
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