get the dead needle

get the dead needle
vb
British
to become irritated, bitter or vindictive. This expression is one of a number referring to needle in the sense of pro-voke or annoy. This particular form of words has survived as a working-class Londoners' phrase since the late 19th century.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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