ruffled someone's feathers
ruffled someone's feathers is the simple past and past participle of ruffle someone's feathers.
Meaning of ruffle someone's feathers
Verb
ruffle someone's feathers (third-person singular simple present ruffles someone's feathers, present participle ruffling someone's feathers, simple past and past participle ruffled someone's feathers)
- To unease, cause discomfort to someone.
- Sutton and David Templeton both had efforts just off target as Hearts' tactics of high-tempo, pressing football ruffled the English side's feathers.2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- get someone's dander up, raise someone's hackles, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize
Questions about ruffled someone's feathers
- What is ruffled someone's feathers the simple past and past participle of?
- Ruffled someone's feathers is the simple past and past participle of ruffle someone's feathers.
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