rub someone the wrong way
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[edit]rub someone the wrong way (third-person singular simple present rubs someone the wrong way, present participle rubbing someone the wrong way, simple past and past participle rubbed someone the wrong way)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.
- Synonyms: chap someone's hide, raise someone's hackles; see also Thesaurus:annoy
- It's a small thing, really, to leave towels unfolded, but it rubs him the wrong way.
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[edit]to bother
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