rub someone up the wrong way
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rub someone up the wrong way — idiom
1. to annoy or irritate someone, often without intending to, usually because of a d
1.idiom
Definition
to annoy or irritate someone, often without intending to, usually because of a difference in personality or habits.
Example
Kwame's habit of arriving late for every meeting rubbed his boss up the wrong way.
Élise tried to be friendly, but her direct questions seemed to rub the manager up the wrong way.