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rub (one) the wrong way rub (one) the wrong wayTo irritate one due to someone or something's presence, nature, or habitual behavior (as opposed to directly and intentionally). Primarily heard in US. The way she smiles all the time really rubs me the wrong way. It seems so fake. He's always talking about how those commercials rub him the wrong way, but I think they're cute.See also: rub, way, wrongrub someone('s fur) the wrong wayFig. to irritate someone. I'm sorry I rubbed your fur the wrong way. I didn't mean to upset you. Don't rub her the wrong way!See also: rub, way, wrongrub the wrong wayIrritate, annoy, as in His remarks about welfare rubbed a great many people the wrong way. This idiom alludes to rubbing an animal's fur in the wrong direction. [Mid-1800s] Also see ruffle someone's feathers. See also: rub, way, wrongrub someone (up) the wrong way irritate or repel someone. The image here is of stroking an animal against the lie of its fur.See also: rub, someone, way, wrong rub (someone) the wrong way To annoy; irritate: "One can see ... how [his] expression of his ideals and intentions must have rubbed many people the wrong way" (Christopher Lehmann-Haupt).See also: rub, way, wrong |