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
Hayrİ-Turkish
Praskoviyaprah-SKOV-yahRussian
Annabellaahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English)Italian, English (Modern)
MathÚIn-Irish
KrisztinaKREES-tee-nawHungarian
FehİMe-Turkish