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
Zaira	dzah-EE-rah	Italian
Bryan	['braiən]
Bianka	-	German, Hungarian, Polish
Andrus	-	Estonian
Ljuban	LYOO-bahn	Serbian, Croatian
Rozenn	-	Breton