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rubbed up the wrong way

rubbed up the wrong way is the simple past and past participle of rub up the wrong way.

Meaning of rub up the wrong way

Verb

rub up the wrong way (third-person singular simple present rubs up the wrong way, present participle rubbing up the wrong way, simple past and past participle rubbed up the wrong way)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, transitive) To annoy or anger someone.

Questions about rubbed up the wrong way

What is rubbed up the wrong way the simple past and past participle of?
Rubbed up the wrong way is the simple past and past participle of rub up the wrong way.

Words near rubbed up the wrong way in the dictionary

  1. rubbed someone's nose in
  2. rubbed the fear of God into
  3. rubbed up
  4. rubbed up against
  5. rubbed up on
  6. rubbed up the wrong way
  7. rubbed work
  8. rubbed works
  9. rubbee
  10. rubber
  11. rubber baby buggy bumper

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