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rubs up the wrong way

rubs up the wrong way is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 rubs up the wrong way

What is rubs up the wrong way the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rubs up the wrong way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rub up the wrong way.

Words near rubs up the wrong way in the dictionary

  1. rubs someone's nose in
  2. rubs the fear of God into
  3. rubs up
  4. rubs up against
  5. rubs up on
  6. rubs up the wrong way
  7. rubster
  8. rubsters
  9. rubstone
  10. rubstones
  11. rubulavirus

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