get (someone's) hackles up

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Roni (2)	RAH-nee	English
Ailill	AL-yil	Irish, Irish Mythology
Maisie	MAY-zee	Scottish
Gunnarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Sampson (1)	-	Biblical Greek
Aatos	AH:-tos	Finnish