get hackles up



get (one's) hackles up

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
StephanieSTEF-ə-nee (English), SHTE-fah-nee (German)English, German
Janettajə-NET-əEnglish (Rare)
Rozabelaro-zah-BE-lahEsperanto
RistoREES-to (Finnish)Finnish, Macedonian
Soo-Jinsoo-jeenKorean
Balboa[bæl'bəuə]