nose out of joint
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nose out of joint
noun noses out of joint
- An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person. I think he got his nose out of joint when they promoted his friend but not him.
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noun idiom
| Deutsch | die Nase voll haben, die Schnauze voll haben, bedient sein |
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| Italiano | storcere il naso |
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