put/get sb's back up
informalDefinition
› to annoy someone: Just ignore him - he's only trying to put your back up.Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
(Definition of put/get sb's back up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put yourself out phrasal verb
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put-down noun
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put-on noun
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put-up job noun
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put/get the wind up sb idiom
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put/lay sth on the line idiom
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put/lay sth on/to one side idiom
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put/lay your cards on the table idiom
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put/leave sb in the shade idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- aggravate verb (ANNOY)
- alienate verb (LOSE SUPPORT)
- anger verb
- annoy verb
- annoyance noun
- fuss verb (MAKE NERVOUS/ANGRY)
- get a rise out of idiom
- get in sb's hair idiom
- get on sb's tits idiom
- get/go beyond a joke idiom
- importune verb
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- make mischief idiom
- make sb's blood boil idiom
- nettle verb
- nuisance noun
- turn sb's stomach idiom
- vex verb
- wind sb up phrasal verb (ANNOY)
- won't thank you for doing sth idiom
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