get someone's Irish up

== English == === Etymology === From a supposed propensity of Irish people to be easily and severely angered. === Pronunciation === === Verb === get someone's Irish up (third-person singular simple present gets someone's Irish up, present participle getting someone's Irish up, simple past got someone's Irish up, past participle (UK) got someone's Irish up or (US) gotten someone's Irish up) (potentially offensive) To anger or annoy someone. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:annoy and Thesaurus:enrage