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make (someone's) hackles rise

make (someone's) hackles rise

To greatly irritate, annoy, or aggravate someone. The disrespect he showed our professor during class made my hackles rise so badly that I had to go take a walk to calm down. The politician has a gift for making his opponents' hackles rise during debates.
See also: hackle, make, rise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LotteLAW-tə (German)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, German
Ally (1)AL-eeEnglish
RubenRUY-bən (Dutch)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Armenian, Biblical Latin
Lugubelenus-Ancient Celtic
Odilon-French, Portuguese
ShelleySHEL-eeEnglish
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