get (someone's) Irish up

To become or cause to become angry, hostile, defensive, or irritable. John got his Irish up when his parents brought up the subject of college. Election season always gets my dad's Irish up.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jonas (2)	YO-nahs (German), JO-nəs (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Biblical
JakŠA	YAHK-shah	Croatian
Armor	['a:mə]
Joaninha	-	Portuguese
Soile	-	Finnish
Smiljana	-	Croatian, Serbian