Something about the way he said it raised Smith's hackles.
What was there about these children that raised her hackles so?
"What have I done to raise your hackles this time?"
Gabriel didn't quite know why but something about the man raised hackles on his back.
The sound came again, raising the hackles on his neck.
The sight raised hackles on the back of his neck.
These projects are sure to raise hackles when they appear.
The terrible sounds raised the hackles of the two scientists.
There's been something about the man that raised my hackles from the start, so to speak.
In fact, he is willing to raise hackles wherever necessary.
Idiome