put a person's monkey up
put (one's) monkey up
To make one angry. Please calm down, I didn't mean to put your monkey up. This whole situation puts my monkey up so much—it's amazing that I haven't screamed at the whole staff today.
See also: monkey, put, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put (or get) a person's monkey up
make someone angry. informalSee also: monkey, put, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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- get (one's) monkey up
- have (one's) monkey up
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