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rattled someone's cage

rattled someone's cage is the simple past and past participle of rattle someone's cage.

Meaning of rattle someone's cage

Verb

rattle someone's cage (third-person singular simple present rattles someone's cage, present participle rattling someone's cage, simple past and past participle rattled someone's cage)

  1. (informal) To demand attention from someone; to nag, nudge, or remind someone.
    • Nobody has corrected the problem yet, so it's time to rattle their cage.
  2. (informal) To anger or to annoy someone.
    • If you really want to rattle his cage, ask him about his family.

Questions about rattled someone's cage

What is rattled someone's cage the simple past and past participle of?
Rattled someone's cage is the simple past and past participle of rattle someone's cage.

Words near rattled someone's cage in the dictionary

  1. rattled off
  2. rattled one's hocks
  3. rattled one's saber
  4. rattled one's sabre
  5. rattled sabres
  6. rattled someone's cage
  7. rattled the bones
  8. rattled the saber
  9. rattled the sabre
  10. rattled through
  11. rattlehead

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