English Explanatory Dictionary

get someone's dander up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To anger or annoy someone.

Pronunciation

en-au-get someone's dander up.ogg

Word forms

get someone's dander up gets someone's dander up getting someone's dander up got someone's dander up gotten someone's dander up

Etymology

US mid-19th century. Uncertain origin.

Synonyms

annoy and Thesaurus:enrage
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