get one's dander up

get one's dander up
or[get one's Irish up] {v. phr.} To become or make angry. * /The boy got his dander up because he couldn't go to the store./ * /The children get the teacher's dander up when they make a lot of noise./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get\ one's\ dander\ up — • get one s dander up • get one s Irish up v. phr. To become or make angry. The boy got his dander up because he couldn t go to the store. The children get the teacher s dander up when they make a lot of noise. Compare: blow a fuse …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get one's dander up — or[get one s Irish up] {v. phr.} To become or make angry. * /The boy got his dander up because he couldn t go to the store./ * /The children get the teacher s dander up when they make a lot of noise./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get one's dander up — become or make angry You shouldn t talk to him early in the morning or you will get his dander up …   Idioms and examples

  • get\ one's\ Irish\ up — • get one s dander up • get one s Irish up v. phr. To become or make angry. The boy got his dander up because he couldn t go to the store. The children get the teacher s dander up when they make a lot of noise. Compare: blow a fuse …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get/have one's dander up — informal lose one s temper. → dander …   English new terms dictionary

  • dander — [dan′dər] n. [< ?] 1. tiny particles, as from feathers, skin, or hair, that may cause allergies ☆ 2. Informal anger or temper get one s dander up Informal to become or make angry; lose, or make lose, one s temper …   English World dictionary

  • dander — n. temper to get one s dander up * * * [ dændə] [ temper ] to get one s dander up …   Combinatory dictionary

  • dander — See: GET ONE S BACK UP, GET ONE S DANDER UP or GET ONE S IRISH UP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dander — See: GET ONE S BACK UP, GET ONE S DANDER UP or GET ONE S IRISH UP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dander — See: get one s back up, get one s dander up or get one s Irish up …   Словарь американских идиом

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