"get one's monkey up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets one's monkey up [present, singular, third-person], getting one's monkey up [participle, present], got one's monkey up [past], got one's monkey up [UK, participle, past], gotten one's monkey up [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> one's monkey up}} get one's monkey up (third-person singular simple present gets one's monkey up, present participle getting one's monkey up, simple past got one's monkey up, past participle (UK) got one's monkey up or (US) gotten one's monkey up)
  1. (idiomatic, slang) To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-get_one's_monkey_up-en-verb-9pkz9a4v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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