get someone's Irish upとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From a supposed propensity of Irish people to be easily and severely angered.

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動詞

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 (英国用法) got someone's Irish up or (米国用法) gotten someone's Irish up)

1. (potentially offensive) To anger or annoy someone.
   • 1979, David Garth, New York Magazine, page 14:

     "It's so crazy I've got to believe they're either paranoid or trying to get his Irish up so he will run [and split the anti-Carter vote in the primaries]. My guess is it's paranoia."

同意語

• See Thesaurus:annoy and Thesaurus:enrage