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got someone's back up

got someone's back up is the simple past and past participle of get someone's back up.

Meaning of get someone's back up

Verb

get someone's back up (third-person singular simple present gets someone's back up, present participle getting someone's back up, simple past got someone's back up, past participle (UK) got someone's back up or (US) gotten someone's back up)

  1. (idiomatic) To annoy or anger someone.
    • That joke really got my boss's back up.

Questions about got someone's back up

What is got someone's back up the simple past and past participle of?
Got someone's back up is the simple past and past participle of get someone's back up.

Words near got someone's back up in the dictionary

  1. got someone at it
  2. got someone for a Tartar
  3. got someone in a line
  4. got someone there
  5. got someone's back
  6. got someone's back up
  7. got someone's dander up
  8. got someone's drift
  9. got someone's goat
  10. got someone's Irish up
  11. got someone's nanny

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