- rub sb up the wrong way
- Chiropractors rub some people the wrong way.
English expressions. 2014.
rub sb up the wrong way
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rub somebody up the wrong way — rub sb up the wrong ˈway idiom (BrE) (NAmE rub sb the wrong ˈway) (informal) to make sb annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying sth that offends them • … Useful english dictionary
rub someone up the wrong way — rub (someone) up the wrong way British & Australian, American to annoy someone without intending to. It s not her fault she just rubs me up the wrong way. Whenever they meet, they always manage to rub each other the wrong way … New idioms dictionary
rub someone up the wrong way — If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn t mean to, you rub them up the wrong way … The small dictionary of idiomes
rub someone up the wrong way — (Brit.).See annoy. → rub * * * rub someone up the wrong way informal phrase to do or say things that annoy someone Laura has a habit of rubbing people up the wrong way. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed … Useful english dictionary
rub someone up the wrong way — If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn t mean to, you rub them up the wrong way. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Rub someone up the wrong way — If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn t mean to, you rub them up the wrong way … Dictionary of English idioms
rub someone (or Brit. rub someone up) the wrong way — anger or irritate someone. → rub … English new terms dictionary
rub someone up the wrong way — informal to do or say things that annoy someone Laura has a habit of rubbing people up the wrong way … English dictionary
rub someone the wrong way — rub someone (or Brit. rub someone up) the wrong way irritate or repel someone as by stroking a cat against the lie of its fur * * * rub (someone) the wrong way (US) (or Brit rub (someone) up the wrong way) informal : to cause (someone) to be… … Useful english dictionary
rub somebody the wrong way — rub sb up the wrong ˈway idiom (BrE) (NAmE rub sb the wrong ˈway) (informal) to make sb annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying sth that offends them • … Useful english dictionary
