get riled up

get riled up

To become angry or agitated or enter into a frenzied state. Grandpa got all riled up as soon as Uncle Ned mentioned the local election.
See also: get, rile, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be/get (all) ˌriled ˈup

(informal, especially American English) be/get very annoyed about something: Instead of getting all riled up about this, we should try to figure out what to do.
See also: get, rile, up
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See also:
  • be riled up
  • be/get riled up
  • rile
  • frost (someone)
  • frosted
  • go non-linear
  • have a way of (doing something)
  • have a way of doing something
  • get on (one's) soapbox
  • shadetree mechanic
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But it also has a per-capita income almost matching that of the United States--so who's going to get riled up enough to start an online revolution?
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