get back up

get/put somebody's back up

(informal)

to do or say something which annoys someone

Usage notes: When a cat feels angry it raises its back.

She put my back up immediately by interrupting everything I said.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fiorenzo	fyo-REN-tso	Italian
Geneva	jə-NEE-və	English
DİLara	-	Turkish
Midori	mee-do-ṙee	Japanese
Esmeralda	es-me-RAHL-dah (Spanish), esh-mə-RAL-də (Portuguese), ez-mə-RAHL-də (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, English, Literature
Athill	['æðil]