raise one's hackles



raise one's hackles

Make one very angry, as in That really raised my hackles when he pitched straight at the batter's head. Hackles are the hairs on the back of an animal's neck, which stick up when the animal feels fearful or angry. [Late 1800s]
See also: hackle, raise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sappheire-Biblical Greek
Hinrik-Icelandic
DaveDAYVEnglish
Hachirohah-chee-ṙo:Japanese
Theotman-Ancient Germanic
Laverna-Roman Mythology