ruffle someone's feathers
English
Verb
ruffle
someone's
feathers
(
idiomatic
)
To
unease
, cause
discomfort
to someone
2012
August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in
BBC Sport
:
Sutton and David Templeton both had efforts just off target as Hearts' tactics of high-tempo, pressing football
ruffled the English side's feathers
.
Related terms
ruffle some feathers
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