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raise hackles

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[raise hackles] or [raise one's hackles] {v. phr.}

To make (someone) upset or annoyed; arouse hostility.

* /Attempts to add new ingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brew masters./

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	{v. phr.} ²¹⁸²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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