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Someone’s Irritate Dander Bug Means In The Loop 257 Dander/Hackles Anger

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Idiom GET (SOMEONE’S) DANDER/HACKLES UP
Definition to irritate or anger moderately
Examples
  1. I don’t like that man. Perhaps it’s the way he talks to me or the way he acts around us—he sure gets my dander up.
  2. Our neighbors are extremely messy and loud. They get my hackles up.
Cross-Refs

Synonyms: rub (someone) the wrong way; set (someone’s) teeth on edge; get (someone’s) goat; bug
Extra Info

Whereas bug means to annoy harmlessly or perhaps humorously, get one’s dander up means to irritate in earnest.
Category Emotions/Feelings: anger/being upset

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