get one's hackles up
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Definition of get one's hackles up words
- noun get one's hackles up to become tense with anger; bristle 0
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Parts of speech for Get one's hackles up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
get one's hackles up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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