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
BrÎSka	-	Kurdish
Eckart	E-kahrt	German
Avery	AY-vər-ee, AYV-ree	English
Brynja	BRIN-yah (Icelandic)	Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Dilbert	DIL-burt	Popular Culture
Nadja	NAHT-yah (German)	German, Slovene