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
Mellan	MEL-an	Irish
Gussie	GUS-ee	English
Beryl	BER-əl	English
Chinonso	-	Western African, Igbo
Odell	[əu'del]
Mikita	-	Belarusian