- ruffle feathers
- or[ruffle one's feathers] {v. phr.} Insult or disturb slightly; offend. * /The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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ruffle feathers — see ↑ruffle, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑feather ruffle feathers informal : to upset or offend someone His critical remarks ruffled some feathers. = His critical remarks ruffled a few feathers. His critical remarks ruffled the feathers of the board… … Useful english dictionary
ruffle feathers — ruffle (someone s) feathers to make someone annoyed or upset. Her spokeswoman wouldn t say whether the lawsuit has ruffled the singer s feathers. He tries not to ruffle feathers, and people seem to like to work with him. Usage notes: sometimes… … New idioms dictionary
ruffle feathers — or[ruffle one s feathers] {v. phr.} Insult or disturb slightly; offend. * /The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ruffle\ feathers — v. phr. Insult or disturb slightly; offend. The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown … Словарь американских идиом
ruffle someone's feathers — ruffle (someone s) feathers to make someone annoyed or upset. Her spokeswoman wouldn t say whether the lawsuit has ruffled the singer s feathers. He tries not to ruffle feathers, and people seem to like to work with him. Usage notes: sometimes… … New idioms dictionary
ruffle — ruffle1 [ruf′əl] vt. ruffled, ruffling [ME ruffelen < ON or MLowG, as in LowG, ON hrufla, to scratch] 1. to take away the smoothness of; wrinkle; ripple [wind ruffling the water] 2. to gather into ruffles 3. to put ruffles on as trimming 4 … English World dictionary
ruffle someone's feathers — To upset or offend someone • • • Main Entry: ↑feather * * * ruffle someone’s feathers informal phrase to make someone feel worried or annoyed You can imagine how that ruffled Beryl’s feathers! Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed … Useful english dictionary
Ruffle — Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruffle a few feathers — If you ruffle a few feathers, you annoy some people when making changes or improvements … The small dictionary of idiomes
ruffle somebody's few feathers — ruffle sb s/a few ˈfeathers idiom (informal) to annoy or upset sb or a group of people • The senator s speech ruffled a few feathers in the business world. Main entry: ↑ruffleidiom … Useful english dictionary
