rub the wrong way
rub (someone) the wrong way
to annoy someone.
He was known as a moody and selfish player who rubbed teammates the wrong way.

Etymology: based on the idea that if you rub the wrong way on a cat's fur, you annoy it

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rub the wrong way
• rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way
to irritate others with something that one says or does (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)
The woman who I work with rubs me the wrong way when I speak to her.

The woman's rude behavior always rubs me the wrong way.

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rub the wrong way
v. phr., informal To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother.
John's bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way.
Mother's friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong way.
Compare: AGAINST THE GRAIN².

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rub someone the wrong way
rub (someone) the wrong way
to annoy someone.
He was known as a moody and selfish player who rubbed teammates the wrong way.

Etymology: based on the idea that if you rub the wrong way on a cat's fur, you annoy it

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

rub someone the wrong way
• rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way
to irritate others with something that one says or does (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)
The woman who I work with rubs me the wrong way when I speak to her.

The woman's rude behavior always rubs me the wrong way.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲