to rub sb (up) the wrong way
1rub somebody up the wrong way — rub sb up the wrong ˈway idiom (BrE) (NAmE rub sb the wrong ˈway) (informal) to make sb annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying sth that offends them • …
2rub someone up the wrong way — rub (someone) up the wrong way British & Australian, American to annoy someone without intending to. It s not her fault she just rubs me up the wrong way. Whenever they meet, they always manage to rub each other the wrong way …
3rub someone up the wrong way — If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn t mean to, you rub them up the wrong way …
4rub someone (or Brit. rub someone up) the wrong way — anger or irritate someone. → rub …
5rub sb up the wrong way — Chiropractors rub some people the wrong way …
6rub someone up the wrong way — (Brit.).See annoy. → rub * * * rub someone up the wrong way informal phrase to do or say things that annoy someone Laura has a habit of rubbing people up the wrong way. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyed …
7rub someone up the wrong way — If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn t mean to, you rub them up the wrong way. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
8Rub someone up the wrong way — If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn t mean to, you rub them up the wrong way …
9rub someone up the wrong way — informal to do or say things that annoy someone Laura has a habit of rubbing people up the wrong way …
10rub someone the wrong way — rub someone (or Brit. rub someone up) the wrong way irritate or repel someone as by stroking a cat against the lie of its fur * * * rub (someone) the wrong way (US) (or Brit rub (someone) up the wrong way) informal : to cause (someone) to be… …
