raise sb's hackles/make sb's hackles rise

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Definition of raise sb's hackles/make sb's hackles rise words

phrase raise sb's hackles/make sb's hackles rise If something raises your hackles or makes your hackles rise, it makes you feel angry and hostile. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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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