Смысл: hackles

hackleI
1. [ʹhæk(ə)l] n
<Í> 1. 1) длинное блестящее перо (на шее или спине петуха, павлина, голубя и некоторых других птиц)
2) собир. оперение (на шее домашних и некоторых других птиц)
2. обыкн. pl шерсть (на загривке собаки)
a dog with its hackles up - ощетинившийся пёс [ср. тж. ♢ ]
3. обыкн. pl разг. волосы, бакенбарды и т. п.
4. гребень для льна, чесалка
5. перо, прикрепляемое к приманке (при ужении рыбы)
♢ to get one's hackles up, to show hackles - взъерепениться, так и лезть в драку
with his hackles up - готовый ринуться, броситься (на кого-л.); разъярённый
to make smb.'s hackles rise - разозлить, разъярить кого-л., довести кого-л. до белого каления

2. [ʹhæk(ə)l] v
<Í> 1. чесать, трепать (лён, коноплю и т. п.)
2. прикреплять перо к приманке (при ужении рыбы)

II
[ʹhæk(ə)l]
v
<Í> разрубать; кромсать

hackles Идиома

shackles

handcuffs

get one's hackles up

Idiom(s): get someone's dander up AND get someone's back up; get sb's hackles up; get sb's Irish up

Theme: INCITE - ANGER

to make someone get angry.
• Now, don't get your dander up. Calm down.
• I insulted him and really got his hackles up.
• Bob had his Irish up all day yesterday. I don't know what was wrong.
• She really got her back up when I asked her for money.
• Now, now, don't get your hackles up. I didn't mean any harm.

raise one's hackles|hackle|hackles|raise|raise hac

v. phr. To make (someone) upset or annoyed; arouse hostility. Attempts to add new ingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brew masters.

hackles

hackles
see raise one's hackles.

raise one's hackles

raise one's hackles
Make one very angry, as in That really raised my hackles when he pitched straight at the batter's head. Hackles are the hairs on the back of an animal's neck, which stick up when the animal feels fearful or angry. [Late 1800s]

More Idioms/Phrases

raise raise an objection raise havoc raise one's hackles raise the ante raise the curtain raj rake

English Vocalbulary

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