Rate this phrase:0.0 / 0 votes

rub someone the wrong way

To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.
31 Views
“

It's a small thing, really, to leave towels unfolded, but it rubs him the wrong way.

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on July 07, 2010

Translation

Find a translation for the rub someone the wrong way phrase in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to rub someone the wrong way

Run Circles around Someonerub salt in someone's woundsrub uprub up onrub shouldersrub salt in the woundrub up againstrub up onrub offsave someone's baconrub up againstruffle someone's feathersrun someone raggedrub out

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this rub someone the wrong way phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this rub someone the wrong way definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "rub someone the wrong way." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/rub-someone-the-wrong-way_14639>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    There's no place like _______.
    A the pool
    B home
    C a friend's house
    D the bar

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ