rub someone the wrong way

English

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Verb

rub someone the wrong way

1. (idiomatic) To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.

   It's a small thing, really, to leave towels unfolded, but it rubs him the wrong way.

Translations

to bother

• Finnish: ärsyttää (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: infastidire (it), irritare (it)

See also

• take the wrong way