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rub someone the wrong way

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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)

  1. (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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