Having one's hackles or dander up. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
When a pet licks itself and the saliva dries, protein particles called dander become airborne. From Wordnik.com. [You Raising Your Child] Reference
My dander is up. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Tom and Jerry CGI project = Gonna suck] Reference
#5 – Wow, their dander is UP. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Some sources tell the San Diego Union Tribune] Reference
It's usually the cat's "dander" that causes most allergies. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Now you've gotten my dander up (what exactly is "dander" anyway?). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News]
It was plain that Mr. Wentworth's "dander" was still "up" -- 'way up. From Wordnik.com. [George at the Fort Life Among the Soldiers] Reference
The maid's scorn roused Jordan's "dander," as he would have expressed it. From Wordnik.com. [Chronicles of Avonlea] Reference
So much better than 'dander' (although I'm pretty sure that dander can't be priapically up. From Wordnik.com. [The EU Treaty: should we play the Yes/No game?] Reference
And carpeting can collect dust and also animal dander. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 3, 2008] Reference
Some people are highly allergic to pet fur and dander. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 4, 2005] Reference
KING: Barbara, you get your dander up though don't you?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2005] Reference
Polly git her dander up and take in after him with a hoe!. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives] Reference
When Old Joe had finished his recital, my "dander was up.". From Wordnik.com. [The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail] Reference
O'BRIEN: Yes, that kind of gets my First Amendment dander up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 9, 2002] Reference
All year round, dust mites and pet dander can cause allergies. From Wordnik.com. [Products Act as a Screen To Protect Against Pollen] Reference
But you don't know how I can talk when once I get my dander up. From Wordnik.com. [Hepsey Burke] Reference
Then back I sashays once more and my dander sort o 'riz up in me. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Sun Swings North] Reference
They're dogs that basically have less dander coming off their fur. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008] Reference
Corot's professional dander was up, and he produced in a week a Corotish. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
ROBERTS: And what a dander-headed move to not give him an honorary degree. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 14, 2009] Reference
They just find something else to react to, like the dander from their pets. From Wordnik.com. [Why Ebonie Can't Breathe] Reference
I give ye fair warnin ', -- yer've raised my dander, an' put my Ebenezer up. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
The truth is my dander was up and nothing but war should bring it right again. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
FEINSTEIN: Well, you know, this really raises my dander, and I'll tell you why. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 4, 2007] Reference
DIAMOND: Every dog has a little bit of the allergen in their dander and saliva. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2009] Reference
"The truth is my dander was up and nothing but war should bring it right again.". From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide] Reference
That makes your home more hospitable to dust and dander, mold and other irritants. From Wordnik.com. [Are you a hot weather shut-in? Here’s how to breathe easy] Reference
FOREMAN: She has a lot of dander, because she's got what's called a double coat here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2008] Reference
Is there anything we can do to reduce pet dander so that maybe he could live with one?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 8, 2006] Reference
ROBERTS: And if you're not allergic to the dander, you might be allergic to the saliva. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2008] Reference
Is there anything you can do to reduce pet dander so that maybe he could live with one?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2007] Reference
When an Indian's dander is up, he would sooner die than make a noise, or ask for quarter. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
Shoaib gets his dander up and wangs one down at nearly 96mph that Davies can only guess at. From Wordnik.com. [England v Pakistan – as it happened] Reference
There was no sperm, no semen, no cells, no dander, no anything, no skin, no anything on her. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2006] Reference
I tak 'a bit dander oot the bunkers on a Sabbath mornin' whiles for a pucklie chuckin-wirth to. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
ALLERGY SPECIALIST: The darker the color of the pet dander on cats, the more allergy symptoms. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 18, 2005] Reference
Former president Bill Clinton got his dander up a bit over his record fight international terror. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2006] Reference
You heard Dr. Meehan say his own DNA was found from a single dander, could be found from one cell. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2006] Reference
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