Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get someone's back up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
get -some-one's back- up
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy or anger someone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets someone's back up (present, singular) getting someone's back up (participle, present) got someone's back up (past) got someone's back up (UK, participle) gotten someone's back up (US, participle)

Phrases

have one's back up

Frequently Paired Words

have one's back up

Synonyms

annoy and Thesaurus:enrage

Questions

What does get someone's back up mean?
To annoy or anger someone.

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