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gotten someone's back up

gotten someone's back up is the 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 gotten someone's back up

What is gotten someone's back up the past participle of?
Gotten someone's back up is the past participle of get someone's back up.

Words near gotten someone's back up in the dictionary

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

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