- raise hackles
- or[raise one's hackles] {v. phr.} To make (someone) upset or annoyed; arouse hostility. * /Attempts to add new ingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brew masters./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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raise\ hackles — • raise hackles • raise one s hackles v. phr. To make (someone) upset or annoyed; arouse hostility. Attempts to add new ingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brew masters … Словарь американских идиом
raise hackles — raise (your) hackles to annoy someone. Jim could raise her hackles quickly, but she enjoyed being with him anyway. Related vocabulary: make your hair stand on end Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hackles (= the hairs on the back of a… … New idioms dictionary
raise hackles — raise (someone s) hackles to annoy someone. The politician s frank interview may have raised hackles in his party. The movie s pro war message made many people s hackles rise … New idioms dictionary
raise hackles — or[raise one s hackles] {v. phr.} To make (someone) upset or annoyed; arouse hostility. * /Attempts to add new ingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brew masters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
raise\ one's\ hackles — • raise hackles • raise one s hackles v. phr. To make (someone) upset or annoyed; arouse hostility. Attempts to add new ingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brew masters … Словарь американских идиом
raise somebody's hackles — make sb s ˈhackles rise | raise sb s ˈhackles idiom to make sb angry • Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles. Main entry: ↑hacklesidiom … Useful english dictionary
raise your hackles — raise (your) hackles to annoy someone. Jim could raise her hackles quickly, but she enjoyed being with him anyway. Related vocabulary: make your hair stand on end Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hackles (= the hairs on the back of a… … New idioms dictionary
raise someone's hackles — raise (someone s) hackles to annoy someone. The politician s frank interview may have raised hackles in his party. The movie s pro war message made many people s hackles rise … New idioms dictionary
hackles — hack|les [ˈhækəlz] n [plural] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English hacule small hook ] 1.) sb s hackles rise if someone s hackles rise, they begin to feel very angry, because someone s behaviour or attitude offends… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hackles — noun (plural) 1 sb s hackles rise if someone s hackles rise they begin to feel very angry, because someone s behaviour or attitude offends them: Laura saw the insolent look on his face, and felt her hackles rising. | raise sb s hackles (=make… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
