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ruffle someone's feathers ruffle (one's) feathersTo annoy, irritate, or upset someone. Sarah's just teasing you. Don't let her ruffle your feathers like that! Harry's bombastic, arrogant demeanor tends to ruffle people's feathers, but he's a decent guy at heart.See also: feather, ruffleruffle someone's feathersAnnoy or offend someone, as in Calling him a tightwad really ruffled his feathers. This term alludes to the stiffened, upright feathers of an angry bird. [Mid-1800s] See also: feather, ruffleruffle someone's feathers cause someone to become annoyed or upset.See also: feather, ruffleruffle someone's feathers, toTo irritate someone. The transfer of stiffened, upright feathers from angry birds to human beings took place around 1800. “The Dean ruffled his plumage and said, with some asperity . . . ,” wrote Frederic W. Farrar (Julian Home, 1859).See also: ruffle |