"get someone's back up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get someone's back up.ogg Forms: gets someone's back up [present, singular, third-person], getting someone's back up [participle, present], got someone's back up [past], got someone's back up [UK, participle, past], gotten someone's back up [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> someone's back up}} get someone's back up (third-person singular simple present gets someone's back up, present participle getting someone's back up, simple past got someone's back up, past participle (UK) got someone's back up or (US) gotten someone's back up)
  1. (idiomatic) To annoy or anger someone. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: annoy and Thesaurus:enrage Related terms: have one's back up
    Sense id: en-get_someone's_back_up-en-verb-BGCS8kio Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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