get up NASA's nose

[albatross521]

From NZ Herald news.

Kiwi gets up NASA's nose.

What does it mean?

[Clanad]

To irritate someone, especially persistently E.g."He gets right up my nose with his constant complaining." Seems to be British in origin, but my desk references present a desert of etymological sources for the phrase...

[albatross521]

thanks clanad

[jno]

it may be that it's similar to being 'in your face' - ie too close for comfort. It was appropriate to this story because it was about the risks of breathing in moondust, rather than because Nasa were particularly annoyed, I think.

[SteveD]

Here is a link to the article:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm? c_id=1&objectid=10430608

A "Kiwi" is a person from New Zealand. So the Kiwi in the headline is the scientist who is possibly causing concern for NASA and, as dust is involved, "getting up their nose".