put someone's back up
Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofget someone's back up: toannoysomeone.You reallyput her back upthere, John.1991September,Stephen Fry, chapter 1, inThe Liar, London:Heinemann,→ISBN, section II,page25:[T]hat is exactly the kind of remark that is guaranteed toputcertain masters'backs up, isn't it?
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