ruffle someone's feathers
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ruffle someone's feathers
verb ruffles someone's feathers · ruffling someone's feathers · ruffled someone's feathers
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To unease, cause discomfort to someone.
Sutton and David Templeton both had efforts just off target as Hearts' tactics of high-tempo, pressing football ruffled the English side's feathers.
Similar: get someone's dander up, raise someone's hackles, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle
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