Meaning of raise someone's shackles | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Misconstruction of raise someone's hackles.
   alt-of, misconstruction
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, shackle.

Examples

“His remark about her hair had raised her shackles. "You didn't object to spending an occasional night in a comfortable bed so don't try to shift the dwindling cash onto my whims. What's put you in such a bad mood?"”

“A far-off howl raised his shackles. A second howl joined the first. The rogues had found prey.”

“Anything that even smelled of tradition or orthodoxy aroused absolute skepticism in him; actually, it raised his shackles instantly. Ashok had learned to hide the intensity of these feelings under a kindly and caring demeanor.”

“and rarely did it raise his shackles, but he didn't particularly care for Red's touch, as flattering as he supposed it was. But this wasn't flattery, Red was working.”

“He would be expecting news, but she was wary of sharing the past Christmas celebration for fear it would raise his shackles.”

“But that one statement alone raised his shackles. “Why?””

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