get (one's) monkey up

get (one's) monkey up

To make one angry. Please calm down, I didn't mean to get your monkey up. This whole situation gets my monkey up so much—it's amazing that I haven't screamed at the whole staff today.
See also: get, monkey, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • put (one's) monkey up
  • put a person's monkey up
  • have (one's) monkey up
  • have your monkey up
  • monkey talk
  • have got a monkey on (one's) back
  • cheeky monkey
  • monkey business
  • it's brass monkeys outside
  • have a monkey on one’s back