get (someone's) Irish up

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.

See also: get, Irish, up

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Adelais		-	Ancient Germanic
Archie		['a:tʃ]
Caoilfhionn		KEE-lin	Irish
Friederike		free-du-REE-kə	German
Lawanda		lə-WAHN-də	African American
Zdeno		-	Slovak

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