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ruffle someone's feathers
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Idioms and Phrases
Annoy or offend someone, as in Calling him a tightwad really ruffled his feathers . This term alludes to the stiffened, upright feathers of an angry bird. [Mid-1800s]Discover More
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Whatever decision Solskjær makes looks certain to ruffle someone’s feathers.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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