Значение идиомы get one’s dander up
[get one’s dander up] or [get one’s Irish up] {v. phr.} To becomeor make angry.
The boy got his dander up because he couldn’t go tothe store.
The children get the teacher’s dander up when they makea lot of noise.
Compare: BLOW A FUSE.
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