annoy or anger a person, either deliberately or inadvertently.' name='description'> get someone's back up - definition and meaning
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get someone's back up

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  • verb idiomatic To annoy or anger a person, either deliberately or inadvertently.

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  1. get one's back up
  2. put someone's back up

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