Rub Someone the Wrong Way.
English
idiom
To irritate or annoy someone.
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To irritate or annoy someone.
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To bother or upset someone, often without meaning to.
When you rub someone the wrong way, your manner puts them off even if you were trying to be nice.
It is that instant, mild friction you can feel with another person.
"Get Under Someone's Skin"
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Bother or upset someone deeply, again and again
"Step on Someone's Toes"
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Offend someone by interfering with their role or space
"Rub Someone the Wrong Way"
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Upset or bother someone, often without meaning to
Just a heads-up — the way you said that in the meeting rubbed a few people the wrong way.
I didn't mean it like that at all — thanks for telling me.
I don't know what it is, but he just rubs me the wrong way every time we talk.
I get that — sometimes personalities just don't click.
His constant need to be the loudest voice in the room rubs me the wrong way.
Same. It feels like he's competing instead of collaborating.
