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one's back is up

One is offended or angry.

Etymology:

  • From the way a cat, when angry, raises or arches its back.
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My back is up, and I cannot hear the thought of wooing him any farther, nor would do it, though he were as pig a gentleman (look you) as Lucifer himself.

Submitted on July 07, 2010

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