get (one's) monkey up



get (one's) monkey up

To make one angry. Please calm down, I didn't mean to get your monkey up. This whole situation gets my monkey up so much—it's amazing that I haven't screamed at the whole staff today.
See also: get, monkey, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BolesŁAwbaw-LE-swahfPolish
Manjusha-Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Malcolm['mælkəm]
Fionafee-O-nəScottish, English
MeghanMEG-ənEnglish
Hidekihee-de-keeJapanese