get your dander up
get (one's) dander up
To become annoyed or angry. Don't get your dander up with me—I'm just trying have a conversation here. I know I got my dander up a bit last night, so I understand why you're avoiding me.
See also: dander, get, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get your dander up
lose your temper; become angry.The sense of dander in this originally US expression is uncertain, as neither dandruff nor dunder (meaning ‘the ferment of molasses’) seems entirely plausible.
See also: dander, get, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- get (one's) dander up
- get dander up
- get someone's dander up
- dander
- dander up
- gotten
- frost (someone)
- frosted
- don't push
- Don't push!