| 释义 |
make someone's hackles rise make (someone's) hackles riseTo greatly irritate, annoy, or aggravate someone. The disrespect he showed our professor during class made my hackles rise so badly that I had to go take a walk to calm down. The politician has a gift for making his opponents' hackles rise during debates.See also: hackle, make, risemake someone's hackles rise make someone angry or indignant. Hackles are the long feathers on the neck of a fighting cock or the hairs on the top of a dog's neck, which are raised when the animal is angry or excited.See also: hackle, make, rise |