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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gl&Aelig;Dwine	-	Anglo-Saxon
Zephyros	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Wilburn	WIL-bərn	English
Cynthia	SIN-thee-ə (English)	English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Jasper	['dʒæspə]
Claudine	[klɔ:'di:n]