"have one's back up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-have one's back up.ogg [Australia] Forms: has one's back up [present, singular, third-person], having one's back up [participle, present], had one's back up [participle, past], had one's back up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's back up}} have one's back up (third-person singular simple present has one's back up, present participle having one's back up, simple past and past participle had one's back up)
  1. (idiomatic) To be angry or defensive. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: get one's dander up, get one's Irish up Related terms: put someone's back up, raise someone's hackles, ruffle some feathers, get someone's back up
    Sense id: en-have_one's_back_up-en-verb-saoFNuRF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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