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rattles someone's cage

rattles someone's cage is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rattles someone's cage

What is rattles someone's cage the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rattles someone's cage is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rattle someone's cage.

Words near rattles someone's cage in the dictionary

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

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