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Get-someone-s-back-up Definition

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verb

(idiomatic) To annoy or anger a person, either deliberately or inadvertently.

That joke really got my boss's back up.
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Get-someone-s-back-up Is Also Mentioned In

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Words Near Get-someone-s-back-up in the Dictionary

  • get someone's Irish up
  • get someone's dander up
  • get-some
  • get-some-air
  • get-someone-onto-something
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  • get-someone-s-goat
  • get-something-off-one-s-chest
  • get-something-over-with
  • get-something-straight
  • gets-it
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