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



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

To be or become angry, hostile, defensive, or irritable, or to cause such a feeling in someone else. John started setting his back up when his parents brought up the subject of college again. Election season always sets my dad's back up. Few things set my back up like hearing about a poacher killing an endangered animal.
See also: back, set, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dae-Jungday-joongKorean
Hema-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada
Leela-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
ValarieVAL-ə-reeEnglish
Aaminah-Arabic
Garrett['gærət]