dander

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GET ONE'S BACK UP,

GET ONE'S DANDER UP or GET ONE'S IRISH UP.

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get one's dander up

[get one's dander up] or [get one's Irish up] {v. phr.} To become or make angry. * /The boy got his dander up because he couldn't go to the store./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Irish

[Irish] See: [GET ONE'S DANDER UP] or [GET ONE'S IRISH UP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

keep one's shirt on

[keep one's shirt on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To calm down; keep from losing your temper or getting impatient or excited. * /Bob got very angry when John accidentally bumped into […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

back

[back] See: [BACK OF] or [IN BACK OF], [BEHIND ONE'S BACK], [BRUSH BACK], [COME BACK], [CUT BACK], [DOUBLE BACK], [DRAW BACK], [DROP BACK]. [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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