get\ one's\ dander\ up

get\ one's\ dander\ up
• get one's dander up
• get one's Irish up
v. phr.
To become or make angry.

The boy got his dander up because he couldn't go to the store.

The children get the teacher's dander up when they make a lot of noise.

Compare: blow a fuse

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  • get one's dander up — or[get one s Irish up] {v. phr.} To become or make angry. * /The boy got his dander up because he couldn t go to the store./ * /The children get the teacher s dander up when they make a lot of noise./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get one's dander up — or[get one s Irish up] {v. phr.} To become or make angry. * /The boy got his dander up because he couldn t go to the store./ * /The children get the teacher s dander up when they make a lot of noise./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get one's dander up — become or make angry You shouldn t talk to him early in the morning or you will get his dander up …   Idioms and examples

  • get\ one's\ Irish\ up — • get one s dander up • get one s Irish up v. phr. To become or make angry. The boy got his dander up because he couldn t go to the store. The children get the teacher s dander up when they make a lot of noise. Compare: blow a fuse …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get/have one's dander up — informal lose one s temper. → dander …   English new terms dictionary

  • dander — [dan′dər] n. [< ?] 1. tiny particles, as from feathers, skin, or hair, that may cause allergies ☆ 2. Informal anger or temper get one s dander up Informal to become or make angry; lose, or make lose, one s temper …   English World dictionary

  • dander — n. temper to get one s dander up * * * [ dændə] [ temper ] to get one s dander up …   Combinatory dictionary

  • dander — See: GET ONE S BACK UP, GET ONE S DANDER UP or GET ONE S IRISH UP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dander — See: GET ONE S BACK UP, GET ONE S DANDER UP or GET ONE S IRISH UP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dander — See: get one s back up, get one s dander up or get one s Irish up …   Словарь американских идиом

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