get hackles up



get (one's) hackles up

To be extremely insulted or irritated.
See also: get, hackle, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Netta (1)NET-əEnglish
DouglassDUG-ləsScottish
Winter['wintə]
Shanta-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
WilfWILFEnglish
ConstanȚA-Romanian