Question

in_the_loop_609 to irritate someone Compare to: bug; set (someone’s) teeth on edge; get (someone’s) dander up; get (someone’s) goat

Accepted Answer

RUB (SOMEONE) THE WRONG WAY Sarah doesn’t know what it is about that man, but she just doesn’t like him. No matter what he says or does, he rubs her the wrong way.I wish I could just ignore Robert’s irritating habits, but I can’t stand to be around him. He rubs me the wrong way. Whereas bug, get someone’s goat and get someone’s dander up can be used to describe a specific irritation or annoyance caused by either someone or something, rub someone the wrong way usually describes a clash of personalities that is more general, going beyond a single event or reason.

Id	in_the_loop_609
Idiom	RUB (SOMEONE) THE WRONG WAY
Definition	to irritate someone
Examples	Sarah doesn’t know what it is about that man, but she just doesn’t like him. No matter what he says or does, he rubs her the wrong way. I wish I could just ignore Robert’s irritating habits, but I can’t stand to be around him. He rubs me the wrong way.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: bug; set (someone’s) teeth on edge; get (someone’s) dander up; get (someone’s) goat
Extra Info	Whereas bug, get someone’s goat and get someone’s dander up can be used to describe a specific irritation or annoyance caused by either someone or something, rub someone the wrong way usually describes a clash of personalities that is more general, going beyond a single event or reason.

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