get (someone's) back up

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Grisha	-	Russian
Hananias	-	Biblical Greek
Clarus	-	Late Roman
Sarvesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Naji	-	Arabic
Jehu	JEE-hyoo (English)	Biblical