smit
transitive verb
ˈsmit
1
chiefly Scottish : stain, tarnish
2
chiefly Scottish : contaminate, sully —often used of persons
3
chiefly Scottish : infect
Word History
Etymology
Middle English smitten, from Old English smittian; akin to Old Frisian smitta to dirty, defile, Middle Low German smitten, Old High German bismizzan, bismīzan
- get under someone's skin
- get undressed
- get up
- get up on the wrong side of the bed
- get up someone's nose
- get what's coming to one
- get wind of
- get with it
- get with the program
- get with the times
- get wrong
- get your ass back here
- get your oar in
- get-go
- get-goes
- get-of-sire
- get-together
- get-togethers
- get-tough
- get-up-and-go
- get/be caught in a storm
- get/be shot of
- get/catch some sun
- get/find one's bearings
- get/go back to (the) basics