make someone's hackles rise

make (someone's) hackles rise

To greatly irritate, annoy, or aggravate someone. The disrespect he showed our professor during class made my hackles rise so badly that I had to go take a walk to calm down. The politician has a gift for making his opponents' hackles rise during debates.

make someone's hackles rise

make someone angry or indignant.

Hackles are the long feathers on the neck of a fighting cock or the hairs on the top of a dog's neck, which are raised when the animal is angry or excited.

词组	make someone's hackles rise
释义	make someone's hackles rise make (someone's) hackles rise To greatly irritate, annoy, or aggravate someone. The disrespect he showed our professor during class made my hackles rise so badly that I had to go take a walk to calm down. The politician has a gift for making his opponents' hackles rise during debates. See also: hackle, make, rise Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make someone's hackles rise make someone angry or indignant. Hackles are the long feathers on the neck of a fighting cock or the hairs on the top of a dog's neck, which are raised when the animal is angry or excited. See also: hackle, make, rise Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make (someone's) hackles rise make somebody's hackles rise raise (one's) hackles raise one's hackles raise someone's hackles your, his, etc. hackles rise (one's) hackles rise hackle grind (someone's) gears put (one's) teeth on edge
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