What is the meaning of the idiom rub the wrong way?
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Its meaning is to irritate or annoy someone.
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Rub the wrong way ON THESAURUS.COM. Irritate, 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.
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