make someone's hackles rise

US /meɪk ˈsʌm.wʌnz ˈhæk.əlz raɪz/
UK /meɪk ˈsʌm.wʌnz ˈhæk.əlz raɪz/
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1.

使某人怒火中燒, 使某人感到憤怒

to make someone feel angry or indignant

:
His arrogant comments really made my hackles rise.
他傲慢的評論真的讓我火冒三丈
The unfair treatment made her hackles rise, and she decided to speak up.
不公平的待遇讓她怒火中燒,她決定站出來說話。