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
Bekki	-	English (Modern)
YasemİN	yah-se-MEEN	Turkish
Kirsteen	-	Scottish
Rien (2)	REEN	Dutch
Melany	MEL-ə-nee	English (Modern)
Tacito	tah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese