put (one's/someone's) back up

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put (one's/someone's) back up

To be or become angry, hostile, defensive, defiant, or irritable, or to instill such a feeling in someone else. John put his back up when his parents brought up the subject of college. Election season always puts my dad's back up.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MochÁN	-	Ancient Irish
Aphrodisios	-	Ancient Greek
Inderpal	-	Indian (Sikh)
Rebeccanne	-	English (Rare)
Madeline	MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)	English, French
DubhÁN	-	Irish