| 单词 | to smooth ruffled feathers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto smooth (a person's) ruffled feathers to smooth (a person's) ruffled feathers: †(a) to smarten a person's disarranged or dishevelled appearance or dress (obsolete); (b) to restore a person's equanimity; to appease a person. Hence also simply: ruffled feathers n. a state of anger or irritation. ΚΠ 1796 J. White Orig. Lett. Sir J. Falstaff 8 Master Pluck, thou wilt be as bare as a drawn goose, an thou dost not smooth thy ruffled feathers. 1840 W. Mudford Stephen Dugard viii. 90 The discovery..was certain to take place as soon as they had smoothed their ruffled feathers. 1888 W. H. Dawson German Socialism & Ferdinand Lassalle 187 Once he wrote to Robertus—it was the only time he showed ruffled feathers during a long controversial correspondence with this valued friend. 1909 Virginia Law Rev. 15 327 The making of the rule absolute as to Shipp and some of his co-defendants in this case is more to ‘smooth ruffled feathers’. 1988 E. Segal Doctors xxxiv. 513 Flattery..smoothed Barney's ruffled feathers._ 1997 Electronic Engin. Times 14 July 75/2 Part of the reason for the ruffled feathers was haste. 2010 Scotsman (Nexis) 12 July 30 I can smooth ruffled feathers... I'm well versed as peacemaker. < as lemmas |
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