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
Giles	JIELZ, JIE-əlz	English
Jaquan	-	African American (Modern)
Teofilo	-	Italian
Marshall	MAHR-shəl	English
Seanna	SHAW-nə	English (Rare)
Caryl	KER-əl, KAR-əl	English